دخل وقف إطلاق النار والأعمال العدائية حيز التنفيذ في 27 تشرين الثاني/ نوفمبر، وهو ما وفر استراحة مؤقتة لملايين المدنيين المحاصرين في النزاع في لبنان. لكن لا تزال معاناة لبنان مستمرة في ظل الاحتياجات الصحية المذهلة غير الملباة.
The ceasefire and the cessation of hostilities took effect on 27 November, offering temporary relief for the millions of civilians caught in the conflict in Lebanon. But Lebanon’s suffering did not end amid staggering unmet health needs.
Some 59 Palestinian-run schools, serving approximately 6,600 students and at least 715 teachers, face partial or full demolition orders or stop-work orders.
At this historic moment of opportunity for Syria, many refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs) are considering returning home, and thousands of people are now arriving from neighbouring countries every day – but after almost 14 years of violent crisis many have little or nothing to return to.
UNHCR is engaging with thousands of refugees in neighboring countries, often with daily contact through helplines, surveys, focus group discussions, and other communications channels, listening to their concerns, providing up-to-date information, and understanding their perceptions and intentions around return.
MAG teams in Lebanon have launched an emergency response to address new contamination arising from two months of intensive aerial bombardments and more than a year of sustained lower level conflict in the south of the country.
Between January and November 2024, we have reached 1.6 million people with 3,022,189 health consultations, and provided 115,965 nutrition services, 110,000 WASH services, 64,366 protection services and 60,228 MHPSS services.
The situation remains dire for the 44,000 displaced people staying in 263 emergency collective centers in north-east Syria. The majority of them lack adequate water and sanitation support.
Following the ceasefire, the restoration of economic activity, health services, and improved humanitarian access are expected to reduce the demand for food and health support. However, infrastructure rehabilitation and winter heating are expected to remain priority needs in areas affected by damage.
Over the past 14 years, more than 13 million Syrians have been forced to flee their homes, and 90% of people inside Syria require some form of humanitarian assistance. The recent developments across Syria will impact millions of people’s lives both inside the country and within the region.
The situation in the Gaza Strip continues to be dire, with the northern governorate in critical need of essentials like food, water, and medical supplies.
On average, 250 people have been killed every week in November, bringing the death toll to a total of 4047 deaths and 16 638 injuries as of 4 December 2024.
DanChurchAid has been working on humanitarian demining in Lebanon for the past 20 years. Our efforts in the south have been focused along the so-called Blue Line, a temporary border established by the UN in 2000 to mark Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon.
In the aftermath of the recent ceasefire in Lebanon, there is an urgent need for targeted mental health and psychosocial support for vulnerable populations, particularly children, the elderly group, and individuals who have experienced the loss of family members and their homes.
Insecurity Insight identified 305 incidents of violence against or obstruction of health care in Lebanon between 08 October 2023 and 18 November 2024. In these incidents, at least 241 health workers were killed, 200 injured and health facilities damaged 158 times. All of these reported 305 incidents were attributed to the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF).
As winter looms in Lebanon, UNIFIL’s Italian peacekeepers have donated a number of items including blankets, food, medicines and hygiene kits to hospitals and authorities in south Lebanon for the benefit of those affected by the recent violence across the Blue Line.
