This article is published in association with United Nations. he UN High Commissioner for Refugees called on Sunday for greater international support to stem the “humanitarian catastrophe” now engulfing Lebanon following a massive escalation in Israeli airstrikes and a “limited” ground invasion there targeting Hezbollah militants. According to the Lebanese health ministry over 2,000 Lebanese have […]Lebanon: UNHCR chief issues urgent aid appeal to stem humanitarian catastrophe
October 7, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. he UN High Commissioner for Refugees called on Sunday for greater international support to stem the “humanitarian catastrophe” now engulfing Lebanon following a massive escalation in Israeli airstrikes and a “limited” ground invasion there targeting Hezbollah militants. According to the Lebanese health ministry over 2,000 Lebanese have […]Lebanon: Medical aid arrives in Beirut amid intensifying Israeli strikes
October 4, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. As Lebanon suffered another night of heavy Israeli bombing, UN humanitarians and partners described how people desperate to flee the violence found the country’s main border crossing into Syria cut by a new dawn strike, forcing them to skirt “a huge crater” and rubble on foot, to […]Lebanon: UN peacekeepers to stay the course amid escalating hostilities
October 4, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Peacekeepers positioned along the “Blue Line” of separation between Israel and Lebanon remain committed to their mandate, and will remain in place until conditions allow, the UN’s peacekeeping chief said on Thursday. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, expressed deep alarm over the escalation in southern […]Victims of deadly Lebanon escalation describe fleeing ‘total destruction’
October 4, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. People in Lebanon uprooted by Israeli airstrikes including in central Beirut have described being forced to flee “total destruction”, amid fresh reports of Hezbollah projectile attacks into Israel and close-quarter clashes along the UN-patrolled line of separation between the two countries. In the Lebanese capital, UN humanitarians […]All-out war ‘must be avoided in Lebanon at all costs’: Guterres
October 2, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday called for an immediate ceasefire between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants, as Israel launched what it described as a “limited” ground incursion into Southern Lebanon. Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric issued a statement saying that UN chief António Guterres was “extremely concerned” by the […]EU releases €10 million in humanitarian aid for people in Lebanon affected by the escalation of hostilities
September 30, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission announced €10 million in additional humanitarian aid to help people in Lebanon affected by the ongoing escalation of hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel. This emergency funding aims to tackle the most urgent needs such as protection, food assistance, shelter and […]UN appeals for restraint after further devices explode across Lebanon
September 19, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for an end to the escalation in violence in the Middle East amid reports of a fresh wave of electronic device detonations in Lebanon which caused further deaths and injuries. International media reported that walkie-talkies used by members of the Hezbollah […]Top UN official appeals for calm following wave of pager explosions in Lebanon
September 18, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, has called for calm following attacks across the country on Tuesday which killed at least nine people, including children, and left thousands injured – many critically. The coordinated attacks reportedly targeted the Hezbollah militant group, with hundreds of electronic […]Lebanon: Crisis deepens amid escalating conflict and funding shortfalls
August 22, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The urgency of deescalating tensions along the frontier that separates Lebanese and Israeli armed forces, “cannot be overstated”, a senior UN humanitarian official said on Tuesday. Since the start of the military operation by Israel in Gaza in October 2023, in response to the terror attacks by […]Witness to the Nakba: A Palestinian teacher is still waiting for a solution 76 years after becoming a refugee in Lebanon
August 12, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Mahmoud Ahmad Al-Said remembers his birthplace and the ancestors who came before him. Sevent six years ago, the Palestinian refugee, who has devoted his life to teaching children, was forcibly displaced from his home village of Al-Birwa approximately 9 km northeast of Acre. It is well-known as […]Exclusive: A look into the lives of Palestine refugees in Lebanon awaiting a solution to their plight
July 22, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. On the outskirts of Lebanon’s second capital, Tripoli, lies a Palestinian refugee camp that is almost as old as their plight itself. The Al Biddawi camp for Palestine refugees was established in 1955 to host many of those who had been forcibly displaced from the Upper Galilee […]Lebanon: €60 million in humanitarian aid for the most vulnerable
March 31, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. On a visit to Lebanon today, Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič, announced €60 million in humanitarian aid for the most vulnerable people in the country, including Syrian refugees and Lebanese people in need. The Commissioner is visiting EU-funded humanitarian projects and meeting humanitarian […]EU adopts €130 million support package for Syrian refugees and local communities in Jordan and Lebanon
March 8, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Yesterday, the European Union, via the Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian crisis, adopted a €130 million assistance package to support Syrian refugees and local communities in Jordan and Lebanon in key areas such as social protection, healthcare services or waste management. […]EU steps up aid for Lebanon – European Commissioner for Crisis Management in Beirut
September 14, 2020 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Arriving on board of an EU Humanitarian Air Bridge flight to Beirut today, Janez Lenarčič, EU Commissioner for Crisis Management, has started an official visit to Lebanon where he will meet Prime Minister-designate Mustapha Adib and oversee EU aid efforts following the devastating explosions […]European Commission pledges additional €30 million in immediate support for Lebanon
August 10, 2020 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. At the international conference on assistance and support to Beirut and the Lebanese people, the European Commission has pledged a new funding worth €30 million to help address the immediate needs of those affected by the deadly explosion in Beirut on 4 […]Statement by Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič on the explosion in Beirut, Lebanon
August 6, 2020 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. “We share the shock and sadness of the people of Beirut following the deadly explosion that has taken many lives and left many more injured. Our condolences go to all those that have lost loved ones. At this difficult time, the European Union offers […]The EU adopted €297 million in concrete actions for refugees and local communities in Jordan and Lebanon
December 6, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Union adopted a new €297 million assistance package to support refugees and host communities in Jordan and Lebanon via the EU Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis. The EU has also decided to extend the mandate of the Trust […]A new catastrophic phase in the Syrian carnage
April 12, 2018 by Leave a Comment
At a time when Donald Trump, the US President of ‘America first’ had just urged his military to leave Syria, the gas attack in Douma, near Damascus seems to change the prospect for Washington abandoning this country to Assad, Putin, Erdogan and the Iranians. Last Saturday, more than 60 people died and about 1000 were […]Destabilizing Lebanon after burning Syria; plotting putsch at home: King and Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia
November 13, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Last week the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman, son of King Salman placed the Prime Minister of Lebanon, Saad Al-Hariri under house arrest in Riyadh and forced him to resign his premiership. The Sunni Lebanese premier has a double citizenship, Lebanese and Saudi Arabian. His family has extended business interests and wealth […]The US + Britain trivialize mainland Europe, NATO and the EU
March 23, 2017 by Leave a Comment
After the insults the German Chancellor Angela Merkel experienced in Washington last week, the Anglo-American duo last Tuesday orchestrated new assaults on mainland Europe. It’s not only the outrageous option of the no-deal Brexit, which gains momentum in London, possibly being encouraged by Washington. It’s also a fact that Britain and the US escalate their […]ISIS fighters fleeing Mosul for Syria can topple Assad. Why did the US now decide to uproot them from Iraq?
October 27, 2016 by Leave a Comment
The failure of the US, EU, Turkey and Saudi Arabia joint strategy in the Middle East seems to lead to a complete destruction of any political, economic and state infrastructure in the region, after having failed to fulfill its targets. Just think that the main target of the foreign involvement in Syria was to topple […]The impossible end of the war in Syria
September 15, 2016 by Leave a Comment
The United States and the Russian governments without the slightest remorse announced that it was with their guns the Syrians have been killing each other for the last six years. This is the translation in plain English of last weekend’s news, which is that Washington and Moscow agreed on a truce in Syria, after very […]
