‘Lebanon risks falling off a humanitarian cliff’: UN relief coordinator

The UN Deputy Special Coordinator for Lebanon on Thursday urged the international community to push harder for a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah warning that the country is on the brink of a humanitarian collapse. https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2024/10/1156096
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‘Lebanon risks falling off a humanitarian cliff’: UN relief coordinator
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Lebanon: At ‘a crossroad between rebound or collapse’

21 Jul 2022

The dire impact of Lebanon’s unrelenting socio-economic crisis prompted the UN Special Coordinator to warn the Security Council behind closed doors on Thursday, that the country stands at “a crossroad between rebound or collapse”.

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All-out war ‘must be avoided in Lebanon at all costs’: Guterres

All-out war ‘must be avoided in Lebanon at all costs’: Guterres

01 Oct 2024

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.

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Middle East crisis: Live updates for 29 November

Middle East crisis: Live updates for 29 November

29 Nov 2024

As families uprooted by the war in Lebanon begin to return home following a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah militants, UN humanitarians warned that needs remain "staggering" for devastated communities. The situation is dire in Gaza too, where the enclave's people are struggling to survive "relentless bombardment and deprivation", says the UN aid coordination office, OCHA.