Lebanon

Beirut 30 August 2024 – The Ministry of Public Health, in collaboration with UNICEF, inaugurated a new 250 kWp solar system at Saida Emergency Public Hospital (Turkish hospital). This state-of-the-art solar installation is a critical component of the hospital's emergency preparedness plan, ensuring a continuous and reliable electricity supply for…

The Youth Climate Advocate group has been actively working on various climate projects designed by youth for youth. Supported by UNICEF, they organized Lebanon’s 2024 Local Conference of Youth and produced the 2024 Youth Climate Manifesto. Building on the success of the 2023 Local Conference of Youth, the 2024 event, themed “Inspiring Climate…

Challenge, Lebanon faces overlapping crises impacting children's access to basic services and nutritious diets, leading to a triple burden of malnutrition: stunting, micronutrient deficiencies, and obesity.  Early childhood stunting and wasting trends persist, while overweight and obesity rise in adolescence. Nutrition and developmental care are crucial for…, Resources, Solution, Nutrition and Child Development vision is a “Lebanon where all children, adolescents and women realize their right to nutrition and reach their full potential”.   This vision is guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, UNICEF Strategic Plan, UNICEF Global Nutrition Strategy, UNICEF Vision to Early childhood Development (ECD) and UNICEF…, Our key achievements , Systematic education program on ECD for Frontline workers by developing 19 modules on all aspects of ECD, nurturing care framework and responsive feeding. Institutionalized the practices of ECD centred home visitation by Community Health Workers. Development of context specific and digitalized Child Development monitoring system. Establishment of…

Beirut, 25 July 2024 - The Embassy of Italy in Beirut, through the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) announced today an additional 2 million Euros contribution to the education sector in Lebanon to create a more conducive learning environment for students and teachers in Lebanon. This new support, which will be implemented by…

Mohamad’s life changed in ways he never imagined when the National Disability Allowance (NDA) program was launched in April 2023. For years, he struggled to find stable employment, blocked by societal and physical barriers that left him needing basic rights and services. Despite his efforts—trying various jobs from day labor to driving taxis—…

The Rapid Oxygen Assessment Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the oxygen situation in selected governmental hospitals in Lebanon, identifying critical gaps in the oxygen supply chain and equipment. This report aims to inform the development of the Oxygen Road Map Recommendations for the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health, with a focus on quantitative analysis, emphasizing supply chain and equipment/plants analysis.The primary objective of the Oxygen Rapid Assessment is to advance the recommendations made in the oxygen generation roadmap by facilitating the creation of policies, strategies, and guidelines for their implementation. Additionally, the assessment aims to provide technical support for personnel involved in the operations and maintenance of oxygen generation equipment.To support the necessary consultative meetings and data gathering, UNICEF coordinated with authorities and relevant stakeholders. THINK GLOBAL was tasked with performing a gap analysis and a rapid assessment of the oxygen ecosystem in a subset of selected governmental hospitals using the UNICEF-Oxygen System Planning Tool.Objective: The goal is to analyze the oxygen situation in selected governmental hospitals in Lebanon, identifying gaps and providing actionable recommendations for policy and strategy development.Methodology: The assessment included hospital site visits by technical personnel, who systematically applied the UNICEF Oxygen Assessment Tool and conducted physical inspections.Data Collection: Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) and Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) were held with health facilities’ staff, including medical and non-medical personnel, management, coordination, and technical maintenance teams.Focus Areas: The activities primarily concentrated on evaluating the operational status and maintenance capacity of the oxygen systems in the assessed hospitals.Outcome: The findings will inform the development of the Oxygen Road Map Recommendations, aimed at improving the oxygen supply chain and equipment maintenance, ultimately enhancing healthcare delivery in Lebanon's governmental hospitals.This report is a crucial step toward ensuring a reliable oxygen supply in Lebanese hospitals, contributing to better healthcare outcomes for the population.

UNICEF, in partnership with the LEGO Foundation, has embarked on an innovative mission: to harness the social, emotional, and developmental power of play.  This initiative offers children tailored opportunities to express their emotions, develop social awareness, and learn positive coping mechanisms through play. LEGO® bricks, transcending their…

7 June 2024 – The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) in partnership with UNICEF, the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the LEGO Foundation, launched the ‘Heal through Play’ project to provide the most vulnerable children with safe spaces and tools for children to play, learn, express themselves, and return to a sense of normalcy. ’Heal through…

06 June 2024 - The Ministry of Public Health, in partnership with UNICEF, announced adoption of the RISING initiative as a national programme to address immediate and underlying causes of malnutrition and early childhood developmental deprivations and impairments among the most vulnerable children in Lebanon. RISING, an initiative to help all…

Thousands of children in Lebanon are at risk of missing out on life-saving vaccines. Urgent action is required to reach children and adolescents that are mostly at risk of life-threatening diseases and outbreaks. With the financial support of the European Union and Gavi, UNICEF ensures that children across the nation receive vaccinations crucial…

May 13, 2024 – “Despite numerous challenges, including current funding shortages and limited resources for its water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) services in informal settlements, UNICEF remains committed to its humanitarian mission to supporting refugees and continue delivering water and sanitation services in informal settlements in Lebanon. “…

Lebanon has experienced serious national, eco-nomic and social challenges in the last few years. Political instability and macroeconomic challenges have been compounded by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, an explosion at the port of Beirut in August 2020, spiraling hyperinflation, and declining employment opportunities. The situation has negatively affected many households, especially the most vulnerable, including women and children.In response, UNICEF Lebanon, in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Affairs (MoSA), launched the Haddi programme to provide a monthly un-conditional child grant as additional support to the most vulnerable households with women and children already benefitting from other services implemented by UNICEF through various partners.Haddi was providing a monthly cash amount of the objectives of the grant are to limit cuts in spending on children, reduce reliance on negative-coping strategies, and improve child wellbeing. This document is the endline report of an impact evaluation of Haddi.