War on Lebanon 2024 Press Releases
Last Monday we suspended all our programmes in Lebanon due to the rapid escalation and unpredictability of the conflict in the region.
Since Monday 23 September, nearly 600 people have been killed, including 50 children and 94 women, while nearly 1,700 have been injured by strikes across Lebanon (source: MoPH).
Since Monday 23 September, nearly 600 people have been killed, including 50 children and 94 women, while nearly 1,700 have been injured by strikes across Lebanon (source: MoPH).
With more than 550 people, including 50 children, killed and 1,800 wounded following escalating bombardment in Lebanon, Action Against Hunger is broadening its humanitarian aid efforts.
Beirut, 25 September – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has released its latest Mobility Tracking displacement update showing at least 90,350 people have become newly displaced since 19 September, following the latest military escalation in Lebanon.
Geneva (ICRC) — As civilian deaths and injuries continue to rise, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is urgently appealing for parties to the conflict to adhere to international humanitarian law and to protect and respect civilian life and infrastructure.
GENEVA – Thousands of Lebanese and Syrian people are fleeing Lebanon for Syria in desperation as Israeli airstrikes continue to devastate civilian lives. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is scaling up its support to the growing number of displaced people.
In response to the ongoing developments and the escalating conflict in Lebanon, UNRWA announces the opening of two of its Designated Emergency Shelters (DESs) for displaced individuals: Toubas School in Nahr El Bared in the north and Siblin Training Centre in the south. UNRWA management teams are on the ground at these DESs to receive and support the displaced. Additional DESs will be opened as needed. The Agency has pre-positioned food, and non-food supplies to support the displaced.
Oxfam is responding to the escalating crisis in Lebanon, providing essential support to the hundreds of thousands of people who have been forced to flee as Israeli airstrikes bombard their homes and communities. The influx of internally displaced people, primarily from southern Lebanon, will quickly create disastrous conditions for local communities, beyond the ability of an overloaded international humanitarian system to properly meet.
In response to the recent surge in violence in Lebanon, Dorcas Lebanon has swiftly taken action to provide emergency humanitarian assistance to those displaced by the conflict. The team in Beirut has begun distributing essential supplies, including blankets, mattresses, food, and hygiene products, to displaced people. Alongside these immediate provisions, they are also offering mental health and psychosocial support. Many are grappling with feelings of fear, insecurity, and uncertainty.
This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Deputy Representative to Lebanon Ettie Higgins – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva