This is Beirut, 05/12 12:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
UNICEF launched a $9.9 billion funding appeal on Wednesday to reach 109 million children across 146 countries among them Lebanon, with lifesaving aid in 2025. The funds will be utilized in UNICEF’s humanitarian response to multiple conflicts, climate shocks, displacement, and health crises expected next year, the statement said. The top five ...
This is Beirut, 19/11 13:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday that over 200 children were killed in less than two months since Israel escalated its military operations in Lebanon. UNICEF spokesman James Elder condemned the lack of global action, emphasizing that these deaths have been met with inertia from those able to stop this ...
This is Beirut, 31/10 14:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
UNICEF’s Executive Director Catherine Russell raised the alarm on Thursday about the growing number of casualties among children in the ongoing war between Hezbollah and Israel. “Since October 4th of this year, at least one child in Lebanon has been killed and ten injured daily,” Russell said in a statement. The war is impacting thousands ...
This is Beirut, 15/10 16:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Conflict-ravaged Gaza appears to be facing the worst restrictions on aid since the Israel-Hamas war began over a year ago, the UN said Tuesday, lamenting the especially devastating impact on children. "Day after day, the situation for children becomes worse than the day before," said James Elder, spokesman for the UN children's agency ...
This is Beirut, 08/10 17:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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UN humanitarian officials called on Tuesday for urgent action to stop the escalating conflict in Lebanon from spiraling into a similar scene of devastation as seen in Gaza. "We need to do everything we can to stop that from happening," said Matthew Hollingworth, Lebanon country director for the United Nations' World Food Programme. Speaking from ...