As violence escalates, displacement, rising prices and disrupted food systems are pushing families closer towards hunger in the region and far beyond. This explainer provides a lowdown on the crisis and its devastating ripple effects.
In Lebanon, Syria, Iran and beyond, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ is reaching the most vulnerable people?¨C?but supply chain bottlenecks risk roiling economies, threatening food security and jeopardizing humanitarian operations
¡®No woman with a disability should be coerced into sharing her food or cash with a male community member because custom dictates she cannot manage her own resources¡¯
Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ¡¯s in-kind support means food parcels for around 300,000 Lebanese people ¨C indispensable assistance amid one of the worst financial crises the world has known
There will be little to eat for many Lebanese when they break their fasts this Ramadan ¨C but support from the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ is delivering hope in the face of crushing price rises
With the generous support from the European Union in response to the Syrian Crisis, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ is providing cash assistance for Syrian refugees as well as vulnerable Lebanese citizens, both to support food security and social cohesion
Lebanese families struggle to access basic needs ¨C including food ¨C as the economic meltdown, paired with hyperinflation and shortages of fuel, electricity and medicines, pushes a growing number of people to the brink and beyond.
¡°This is a scenario I have never witnessed before,¡± Cyril Noujeim shares his experience in being part of the United Nations Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ¡¯s (Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ) response in Lebanon in 2020