China, UNDP sign agreement to help Lebanon fight COVID-19

Zhang Maoyu (L), vice-chairman of the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA), signs an agreement on helping Lebanon fight COVID-19 with a representative of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) on Dec 30, 2020. [Photo/CIDCA]

Zhang Maoyu, vice-chairman of the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA), signed an agreement on helping Lebanon fight COVID-19 with a representative of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) on Dec 30, 2020.

The assistance project, supported by the South-South Cooperation Assistance Fund, aims to improve the business development ability of Lebanese women and youth, reduce poverty, and help Lebanon better tackle the pandemic and realize post-pandemic recovery.