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Displaced people in Saida, southern Lebanon, describe their journeys in search of safety and the medical challenges they face under an overstretched health system.

UNRWA is working with a range of partner organisations (community based, local NGOs and international NGOs) in all its emergency shelters to provide a full range of services, including hot meals and psychosocial support activities. In its emergency response, UNRWA has relied on the dedication and commitment of partners on the ground.

Between the 18th and 21st October, a Caritas Lebanon program run in partnership with the World Food Programme saw 134,571 hot meals distributed.

Airstrikes continued across the country, including in Nabatieh, Bekaa, Baalbek, South Lebanon and Mount Lebanon governorates, and the number of casualties increased to 2,593 people killed and more than 12,000 injured since 8 October 2023, according to the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH).

The Humanitarian Country Team in Lebanon, led by the Humanitarian Coordinator and supplementing national efforts, continues to respond to the humanitarian needs of the people affected by the increase in hostilities in Lebanon.

يواصل الفريق الإنساﻧﻲ ﻓﻲ لبنان، بقيادة منسق الشؤون الإنسانية واستكمالًا للجهود الوطنية، جهود الاستجابة للاحتياجات الإنسانية المتفاقمة للأشخاص المتضررين والنازحين نتيجة تصعيد الأعمال العدائية ﻓﻲ لبنان.

One month into the ongoing escalations, WFP has rapidly responded to the growing needs of the affected people through food and/or cash assistance to 402,000 people across shelters and communities.

For the fourth consecutive week, Lebanon has witnessed a further escalation of conflict with Israeli airstrikes continuing to expand across the country

Children and families in Lebanon continue to be directly affected by the deteriorating humanitarian crisis and violent intensification of hostilities across the country.

To date, the Government of Lebanon reports that over 1 million people have been displaced internally, while more than 400,000 (30% Lebanese and 70% Syrian) have fled to Syria, according to UNHCR.

Access to essential services is increasingly difficult for both displaced and host communities.

As part of the Interagency response, UNHCR has released an Emergency Appeal for Lebanon, urgently seeking to $111 million to scale up the response and cover immediate needs across all vulnerable population groups, including Lebanese and refugee.

Demographic Distribution & Vulnerability

Since 24 September 2024, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has been conducting Rapid Needs Assessments (RNA) and Key Informative Interviews to identify and address the evolving needs of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). As of 17 October, the assessments involved 1,892 displaced families, compromising 8,877 individuals: 1,576 Lebanese, 296 Syrians, 11 Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon, two Palestinian Refugees from Syria, and seven individuals from other nationalities. 32% of the surveyed individuals are children under 15, 8% are elderly, and 4%...

The Humanitarian Country Team in Lebanon, led by the Humanitarian Coordinator and supplementing national efforts, continues to respond to the humanitarian needs of the people affected by the increase in hostilities in Lebanon.

A new humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Syria as civilians forced to flee Israel’s bombardment in neighbouring Lebanon struggle to secure shelter, food, water, and protection, warns the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC).

A joint UN convoy including UNRWA has successfully delivered urgently needed aid to Lebanon for the first time since violence escalated there at the end of September.

In the wake of the escalating conflict in Lebanon, we are releasing €60,000 from our Club of Friends to support internally displaced people (IDPs) fleeing parts of the country under attack.

Le 16 octobre, le Ministère libanais de la santé publique a confirmé un cas de choléra, insistant sur les risques sanitaires accrus dans le contexte du conflit en cours.

As the conflict intensifies and humanitarian needs arise, soon exacerbated by winter challenges, WFP urgently requires US$ 116 million by the end of the year to sustain its emergency operations.

On 16 October, the Ministry of Public Health of Lebanon confirmed a cholera case, highlighting the escalating health risks amidst ongoing conflict.