The impact of children in crisis: Lebanon update

Hundreds have been killed, including children, and thousands more injured in airstrikes and bombing in Lebanon. The continuing attacks triggered mass displacement, with an estimated 27,000 people displaced in less than a week.

This conflict is only worsening an already dire situation for children and their communities. 75 per cent of children at risk of poverty, as multiple overlapping crises push families closer to the brink. If it escalates further, the conflict could be catastrophic for all children in Lebanon, exacerbating difficult conditions for already the 3.9 million people in need of humanitarian assistance.

“The attacks on Lebanon are killing and injuring children at a frightening rate and devastating any sense of safety and security for hundreds of thousands of children across the country.” UNICEF Representative in Lebanon, Edouard Beigbeder

All schools and universities have been closed, disrupting education for over 20,000 children who have just started a new school year. The psychological toll of the current violence is triggering overwhelming levels of stress, anxiety, and fear across the community, especially affecting children and those with memories of migration and conflict.

UNICEF is working alongside local partners to support children and their families with safe drinking water, lifesaving nutrition and healthcare, psychosocial support and are delivering sleeping bags, blankets, hygiene kits to displaced families. We will continue to work with our partners on the ground ensuring that the needs and priorities of affected communities are addressed and that they have a voice in the design and implementation of the response. We need your support now, more than ever.