News Monitor

The appeal covers the first quarter of the year and targets one million Lebanese, Syrians and Palestine refugees impacted by the recent escalation of hostilities and displacement.

In a joint report released today, ActionAid and Oxfam reveal that so-called evacuation orders between 23 September and 31 October may amount to a campaign of forcible transfer— a grave breach of IHL.

Just two weeks after a ceasefire brought a halt to the conflict, MAG, with the Lebanon Mine Action Centre, deployed teams to assess the scale of contamination and identify its impact on communities.

The toll of the ongoing conflict is compounded by years of hardship. Lebanon has endured one of the worst economic crises in the world, which has left more than 80% of people living in poverty.

While today marks Lebanon’s Independence Day, it is overshadowed by sadness and growing anxiety. The situation remains highly unpredictable, leaving Lebanese and refugees uncertain and fearful.

The health system, already stretched before the current crisis, has been pushed to the brink – some 100 primary healthcare centres and dispensaries have closed, as have multiple hospitals.

One in five people has been uprooted in the past four weeks. More than 190,000 are living in 1,094 shelters across the country, in schools, community centres and other public institutions.

A UN convoy including UNRWA successfully delivers aid to Lebanon for the first time since violence escalated there at the end of September, including enough to feed around 2,000 families for a week

Urgent additional funding is needed to sustain aid for the Lebanese people during these challenging times, as the demand for food, medicine, shelter, and other essential supplies continues to rise.

“Given the intensity of the violence, road damage, and the lack of guaranteed safety, we are currently unable to reach all affected areas in Lebanon despite increasing medical and humanitarian needs."

“Given the intensity of the violence, road damage, and the lack of guaranteed safety, we are currently unable to reach all affected areas in Lebanon despite increasing medical and humanitarian needs."

This marks the sixth year of significant disruptions to education for children, with estimates that it will take Lebanon generations to recover from these successive shocks.

Grandi visited the border crossing at Jdeidet Yabous. He met Lebanese refugees and Syrians who just crossed and described how they escaped intense Israeli bombardments that terrified their children.