13 February 2025

Solar-powered Solutions and Infrastructure Upgrades Secure Water Access for Over 1.5 Million People in Lebanon

February 13, 2025 – In conflict zones, communities and service providers face significant challenges in ensuring access to clean water. A collaboration between the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), UNICEF, the European Union (EU), and the Ministry of Energy and Water has enabled Lebanon’s Water Establishmen...
24 January 2025

On International Day of Education, UNICEF Strengthens its Commitment to Children’s Right to Education for a Peaceful and Stable Lebanon.

BEIRUT, 24 January 2025 – “On the International Day of Education, we underscore the importance of education as an essential and fundamental right for every child and commit to continue supporting the Government of Lebanon in providing access to quality and inclusive education for all children in Lebanon. “Due to t...
23 January 2025

The Ministry of Social Affairs Unveils a New Vision for Child and Family Care Services in Lebanon

23 January 2025 - The Ministry of Social Affairs (MOSA) has announced a transformative new vision for child and family care services in Lebanon, marking a pivotal step towards safeguarding the well-being of children and families, particularly the most vulnerable. Developed in partnership with UNICEF and through fi...
27 December 2024

Three-Year-Old Manissa’s Journey: The Power of Inclusion

Three-year-old Manissa, a child with Down syndrome, began her preschool journey at the start of the academic year. Her parents approached this milestone with a mix of excitement and uncertainty. They were eager to see her grow and thrive but were also concerned about how she would adapt to the new environment and ...
17 December 2024

Lebanon Humanitarian Situation Report #10, 23 September 2024 – 11 December 2024

Situation reports are the main reporting tool to monitor UNICEF’s humanitarian response. They provide an update on the situation and needs of children in a country or region, as well as information on UNICEF’s response and funding requirements.  
11 December 2024

Silent Struggles

In recent years, Lebanon has been facing a deepening social and economic crisis, worsened by the turmoil of 2019, leading to an increasing number of people falling into poverty with no clear plan for recovery. In this challenging environment, vulnerable groups, notably Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, continue to ...
11 December 2024

Rapid Gender Analysis

UNICEF Lebanon coordinated a rapid gender analysis in the South, Beirut, and Mount Lebanon from mid-October to early November 2024 to shed light on the situation of displaced Lebanese and non-Lebanese girls and young women aged between 11 to 24 residing in shelters and outside of shelters, following the escalation...
04 December 2024

A Family's Struggles: Ahmad and Walaa's Story

Ahmad, 39, and his family arrived in Lebanon with the beginning of the war in Syria. Originally from Aleppo, they settled in South Lebanon. They arrived in Tyre in 2011 and today the family, now composed of seven members, lives in Fanar in Mount Lebanon. Ahmad, who has always been a daily worker with no special skills, has been suffering from…
04 December 2024

Walid’s story: a child's hope amid the struggles of displacement

Nine-year-old Walid, from a family of Syrian refugees, was unable to go to school during the academic year 2023-2024. At the beginning of the war in October 2023 when his family left South Lebanon, he was in 3rd grade, in a private school. But his father, out of work, was unable to pay the due school fees and with the displacement, his family was…
04 December 2024

Youssef finds comfort in his beloved bicycle amid the hardships of displacement

Cherihane and her family are from Kfarchouba, a village on the border strip. They left their home on October 8, 2023, just after the war in Gaza began. Cherihane, 35, is a teacher at the public school in her village, her husband Ahmed, 44, works in the customs at the port of Tyre, in South Lebanon. “We left with nothing, we barely had time to…
04 December 2024

A Mother's Strength: Nisrine's Journey

Nisrine and her family have never been well-off, but the family, made up of seven members, has never needed anyone. Nisrine, originally from Beirut, married Hussein, from South Lebanon, 27 years ago, and the couple settled in the United Arab Emirates until Hussein was fired in 2019 shortly before the economic crisis in Lebanon. The family,…
04 December 2024

The Status of Young Children's Development and Nurturing Care in Lebanon

Amid Lebanon’s ongoing multi-faceted crisis, a groundbreaking National report on the status of young children’s development and nurturing care in Lebanon reveals significant challenges faced by young children.The findings underscore the compounding impacts of economic decline, displacement, and food insecurity on ...