and its partners, both for immediate humanitarian relf and also for the fundamental livelihood savingctivities on the development side. so that partners can come in and provide that bridging fund, if you wish, until international finances can come back when there is an authorizing environment for the international financing system that will enable it. kate: the lebanese government is to begin getting cash assistance to hundreds of thousands of struggling emilys. inflation, power outages and shortages of medicine and fuel have left the population in need. reporter: classic sandwich, a once bustling fast food outlet in beirut, is now out of business, devastating employees. >> [speaking arabic] reporter: facing rising food prices and chronic power outages, the restaurant owners had to pay more out-of-pocket for fuel to keep generators running. prospects for the employed are dim. >> [speaking arabic was back at ] -- reporter: even people who still have jobs are affected by the economic crisis. the value of their salaries has limited the lebanese pound has lost roughly 90% of it value agai