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.
The deployment of white phosphorus munitions, as recently documented over al-Bustan, a village in Lebanon near the Israeli border, underscores the urgent need to address the humanitarian impact of incendiary weapons within modern warfare.
Today, the ICJ and other non-governmental organizations call on Member States of the UN Human Rights Council to urgently convene a Special Session on the situation in Lebanon to establish an international investigative mechanism into all violations of humanitarian and human rights law committed in the ongoing conflict.
Since October 8 there has been an increase in cross-border incidents between Israel and Lebanon, resulting in the displacement of people both within the South and elsewhere within the country.
Israeli airstrikes left at least 52 people dead and 161 injured in a 24-hour period on 6-7 November, bringing the total death toll to 3,103 dead and 13,856 injured since October 2023, according to Lebanon's Health Ministry.
In support of the Government-led emergency response, the humanitarian community launched a Flash Appeal to enable partners to rapidly deliver humanitarian assistance. The appeal seeks $425.7 million to assist 1 million people affected by the crisis over the next three months.
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.
The ongoing conflict in Lebanon has reached a critical point, with over 3,000 deaths recorded since 8 October 2023 – 58 per cent more than the 1,900 fatalities during the 2006 conflict.
في أعقاب التصعيد الكبير للأزمة الإنسانية في لبنان منذ سبتمبر/أيلول، أطلق الاتحاد الدولي لجمعيات الصليب الأحمر والهلال الأحمر اليوم نداءً طارئاً بقيمة 100 مليون فرنك سويسري لتقديم المساعدات الإنسانية العاجلة والطويلة الأمد لما يقارب 600,000 شخص تضرروا جراء الصراع.
Rationale for the Lebanon Complex Emergency Appeal and complementarity to the Middle East Crisis Appeal This Emergency Appeal is being launched in November 2024 to support the Lebanese Red Cross (LRC) to address the immense humanitarian impact of the escalation of hostilities in Lebanon.
In the wake of the dramatic escalation of hostilities in Lebanon in September, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has today launched an Emergency Appeal for 80 million Swiss Francs.
Since 8 October 2023, daily exchange of fire between Israel and armed groups in Lebanon has significantly intensified, characterized by large-scale displacement and loss of civilian life and causalities, damage to infrastructure, destruction of agricultural land and livestock, and the disruption of basic services including healthcare centers, water facilities, and schools in Lebanon.
As the conflict intensifies and humanitarian needs rise, WFP scaled-up its emergency response, to reach 420,000 people across shelters and communities since 23 September, in addition to its regular programmes.
تدعم اليونيسف وزارة التربية والتعليم العالي في إعادة حوالي 387 ألف طفل في لبنان تدريجيا إلى المدارس ابتداء من صباح اليوم 4 تشرين الثاني/نوفمبر، بمن فيهم الأطفال الذين يعيشون في مراكز الإيواء والمجتمعات المضيفة.
UNICEF is supporting the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MEHE) to get about 387,000 children in Lebanon - including children living in shelters and communities affected by the war – gradually back to learning starting today, 4 November 2024.
