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Urgent call for ceasefire: Humanitarian organisations in Lebanon…

Humanitarian organisations call for an immediate ceasefire across Lebanon and in Gaza. The toll on civilian lives is immense, and without swift action towards a ceasefire, the situation will…
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Statement on escalating violence in Lebanon

We are deeply disturbed by the escalation of violence in Lebanon.  Civilians, especially children must be protected and must never be targeted.
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Humanitarian agencies call for an urgent end to the conflict…

Humanitarian agencies call on those with influence over parties to the conflict to use that influence to work towards an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and an end to the conflict in Lebanon.
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Lebanon’s displaced children and youth from the South cannot…

The conflict in the South of Lebanon has exacerbated the multiple crises that have disrupted the education of the most marginalised children and youth in the country.
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Plea for an end to hostilities in Southern Lebanon

Humanitarian agencies call for a stop to hostilities in Southern Lebanon as humanitarian needs escalate and hostilities enter the sixth month.
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Women and girls’ rights ‘precarious’ in Middle East and…

Contradictory laws and policy loopholes are perpetuating lifelong discrimination against girls and women in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, new analysis by Plan International…
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Children vulnerable to trauma and anxiety in wake of Beirut…

Thousands of children could be at risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or anxiety following the Beirut explosion.
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Thousands of families in Beirut in need of humanitarian assistance…

Thousands of women and children in Beirut are in desperate need of food, water and other vital assistance in the wake of Tuesday’s explosion.
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Beirut explosion: we’re on the ground assessing children’s…

In wake of the huge explosion in Beirut on Tuesday evening, Plan International is working with partners in Lebanon to assess the damage and what support children, their families and communities…
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COVID-19: Girls in Lebanon left struggling for food, sanitary…

The pandemic is compounding the effects of Lebanon’s worst economic crisis in years as girls battle hunger and risk of violence.
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