Lebanon war: Essential services in south facing collapse, warns UN

Deadly Israeli airstrikes hit targets across Lebanon on Wednesday, prompting renewed condemnation from top UN negotiators and humanitarians, who warned that essential services in the south of the country are close to collapse. https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2024/10/1155771
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Lebanon war: Essential services in south facing collapse, warns UN
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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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Lebanon: WHO appeals for more support for civilians as crises intensify

Lebanon: WHO appeals for more support for civilians as crises intensify

20 Sep 2024

The international community must come to the aid of Lebanon in the face of back-to-back crises and spillover from the war in Gaza, the World Health Organization (WHO) representative in the country said on Friday, as reports emerged of more Israeli airstrikes in the south. 

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South Sudan: ‘violence against aid workers must stop’, humanitarian coordinator urges

16 Feb 2022

The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan on Wednesday strongly condemned the continued violence across the country, which is affecting the safety of civilians and humanitarian workers, constraining humanitarian access, and disrupting the delivery of aid and services to thousands of vulnerable people.