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Europe promised over $68 million to help Beirut. A
said: "As needs rise, we are providing humanitarian
to hundreds of thousands of the most
people." The funding will go directly to
. Qatar pledged $50 million, the biggest
from a single country, while Kuwait offered $40 million. There was also
assistance from the
of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis. He made a
saying: "We must all work for the good of this
country." He appealed for "generous help from the international
".