Helplines and fund-raising campaigns

Several helplines have been set up for those trapped in Lebanon or concerned about friends or relatives in the country.

AID:

In line with the directives of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the Emirates Lebanese Friendship Association is conducting a fund raising campaign to help the Lebanese people.

For material aid contact: +97150 4555912 / +97150 6984750 / +97150 4554684

For cash donations, send money to the Emirates Lebanese Friendship Association:
Account No: 01-010-025716-10 Dubai Bank (World Trade Centre Branch)

For money transfers from abroad the account is:
DBXPAEAD 01-010-025716-10

The RCA has asked concerned people to donate money to:
The Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank account number 20000488
or Dubai Islamic Bank account number 01-520-4400143-02

Embassy of Lebanon in Abu Dhabi and the Lebanese consulate in Dubai has appealed to Lebanese people to send to cash donations to: The Banque du Liban Account number: 01700 362123 (only for Lebanese liras),
and 02700 362123 (US dollars).
These accounts have been opened by the Lebanese Ministry of Finance.

Other accounts are: Federal Reserve Bank of New York-New York Bic code FRNYUS33 routing number 021084694. The amounts will be in favour of Banque du Liban account number 021084694. Donations must be sent in US dollars.
Eutsche Bank – Frankfurt Bic code DEUTDEFF. The amounts will be in favour of Banque du Liban account number 100954682110. Donations must be sent in Euros.

SMS fundraising: The National Bonds Company (NBC) will start an SMS fundraising campaign today titled Call for Help to provide aid to victims of the war in Lebanon.

UAE residents will be able to contribute to the campaign via their mobile phones by sending a text message to 4242 with the word Lebanon in the body of the message, which will charge the sender Dh10 as a donation.

The number will receive donations until 10pm on August 6. The amount raised to date will be revealed on the Sama Dubai channel on August 5 during the fourth national bonds draw.

HELPLINES:

Several helplines have been set up for those trapped in Lebanon or concerned about friends or relatives in the country.

UAE Embassy in Lebanon:
00 961 1857000
The line is open 24 hours a day

UAE Embassy in Syria:
00 963 113330308

UAE Embassy in Jordan:
00 96265934780

Australian Embassy in Abu Dhabi:
02 634 6100, or +612 62613305

For 24-hour consular emergencies. Australian authorities have requested family members in Lebanon should register with the Australian Embassy in Beirut, on www.smartraveler.gov.au and keep up to date with travel advisories.

Emergency helpline for those with British friends or relatives in Lebanon:
0044 207 008 1500

US Embassy in Beirut:
00961 4542 600
or 00961 4543 600

Other expatriates can get contact details of their embassies in Lebanon by logging on to: http://www.lebanon.com/
directory/embassies/local