Israel’s ongoing bombardment of Lebanon has left elderly people especially vulnerable and without essential medicine, food, and fuel for heating as winter approaches, Islamic Relief aid workers report.
The present report provides a comprehensive assessment of the implementation of Security Council resolution 1701 (2006) since the previous report, issued on 12 July 2024 (S/2024/548).
According to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health, more than 3,200 individuals, including 200 children, have been killed, and over 14,000 injured, by Israeli airstrikes since October 2023.
In addition to attacks on areas sheltering civilians, airstrikes on health facilities and workers continue to be recorded by WHO, interrupting operations in 127 health facilities and eight hospitals, and reducing the functionality of nine hospitals.
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.
Against the backdrop of ongoing hostilities along the Blue Line, the members of the Security Council condemned the several incidents that impacted the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) positions and injured UNIFIL peacekeepers in the past weeks, including the ones on 29 October, 7 November and 8 November.
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 people I have met in recent days–from those in Gaza City, to the displaced in eastern Lebanon, to those crossing into Syria–longed for peace so they could return home. Children spoke of how much they missed school and their friends, and parents wished for an end to the precarity and suffering that displacement has brought. The suffering of millions cannot begin to end until those in power push for peace and take action to end the violence.
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.
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.
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.
