Statement
Lebanon: increase in violence against children UNICEF calls for the protection of children and the safeguarding of their rights
BEIRUT, 6 July 2022 – “The recent information circulating on several media outlets of grave sexual and physical violence against children is another indicator that violence against children is increasing in Lebanon.” “UNICEF had warned back in its December 2021 report ‘Violent beginnings’ on the increasing cases o...
Report
Violent Beginnings
A barrage of devastating crises in Lebanon is fuelling a rise in the number of children experiencing abuse, exploitation and violence. Over the last two years, the Lebanese lira has lost more than 90 per cent of its value, causing massive inflation and unemployment, and driving more than 80 percent of the populati...
Press release
At least one million children in danger of violence as crisis intensifies in Lebanon – UN
Beirut, 17 December 2021 – One in two children in Lebanon is at serious risk of physical, emotional, or sexual violence, as families struggle to cope in the country’s deepening crisis, according to a new report from UNICEF. ‘Violent beginnings: Children growing up in Lebanon’s crisis’ report also details that arou...
Campaign
UNICEF Lebanon – Working To End Violence Against Children
Children have a Right to Protection from all forms of Violence Violence against children is everywhere. But people turn a blind eye. It’s hidden behind closed doors. It’s invisible. All children have the right to live free from violence. Violence which harms their physical and mental growth. Violence which holds...
Press release
UNICEF Lebanon launches #ENDViolence campaign
#ENDViolence – UNICEF Lebanon launches a campaign, advocating for positive parenting to replace violent discipline Beirut, 12 June 2018 – Despite the fact that 69% of the Lebanese know it’s harmful to hit a child, more than 6 in 10 children are still subjected to violent discipline every month, across Lebanon. UNI...
Press release
The European Union, UNICEF, and ABAAD unite to advocate against child marriage in Lebanon
Marking the end of the global campaign '16 Days of Activism' to combat violence against women and girls, the European Union, UNICEF, and the Lebanese NGO ABAAD came together to raise concerns about child marriage at an event at Holiday Inn Dunes in Beirut where they launched a video animation on child marriage entitled "Marriage is Not a Game".…