UNHCR chief calls for 'urgent' support to Lebanon during war

UN refugee agency head warns of 'immense' humanitarian crisis as over a million Lebanese are displaced, with critical funding appeal unmet. | Contesto: cronaca

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The head of the United Nations refugee agency issued an urgent appeal for international support to Lebanon on Wednesday, highlighting that a fifth of the country's population has been displaced by the ongoing war with Israel. Following a meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam in Beirut, UNHCR chief Barham Salih called for immediate relief, stating the humanitarian consequences are immense and civilians must be spared. His appeal underscores a crisis of unprecedented scale, with more than a million people forced from their homes. The displacement, described by the UNHCR as an "unprecedented" crisis, has stretched Lebanon's fragile infrastructure and resources to a breaking point. The visual evidence of the catastrophe is stark, with makeshift tent encampments, like one housing an elderly woman along Beirut's seafront, becoming a common sight in the capital and beyond. This mass movement of people represents one of the most severe demographic shocks in Lebanon's recent history, compounding pre-existing economic and political instability. Financial support for the emergency response has fallen critically short. Salih revealed that the UNHCR has so far received only "a portion" of the $61 million it urgently appealed for to address the displacement crisis. This funding gap severely limits the agency's ability to provide essential shelter, food, water, and medical care to the swelling number of displaced families, raising fears of a secondary disaster driven by disease and deprivation. In his remarks, Salih framed the current conflict as part of a destructive pattern for Lebanon, a nation he said "does not deserve to be trapped in a recurring cycle of violence." He argued that the country instead merits sustained international support aimed at achieving long-term stability. This call goes beyond immediate humanitarian aid, touching on deeper geopolitical frustrations in Beirut, where officials have long contended that regional conflicts are repeatedly fought on Lebanese soil with devastating local consequences. The outlook remains grim, with the war showing no signs of abating and international donor attention divided among multiple global crises. The...

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