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Extreme poverty and human rights in Lebanon: A children’s crisis in Lebanon

Reactive statement on attacks on south of Lebanon that killed at least 4 children

Lebanon: Bread shortages fuelling tensions with Syrian refugees

Stories from children in Arsal, Lebanon

It’s time to ban child marriage in Lebanon

At least 21 children are among an estimated 270 people killed by Israeli strikes in Lebanon

Point of No Return: many of Lebanon’s children risk never returning to school

Lebanon: Fears for children following fuel tank explosion

Nadine Malli who works with Save the Children in Lebanon, has 10 years of experience working within the humanitarian sector. Currently, she is part of Save the Children Lebanon’s ongoing emergency response. Here she shares a testimony of her experiences.

LEBANON: Children survive on potato and rice as their food intake is cut in half

The world needs to do more for Lebanon’s next generation, says Save the Children

Food, heat or education?: Exorbitant school costs leave families in Lebanon with an impossible choice

Arsal, Lebanon: Syrian refugee families forced to demolish their own homes

A press release on the number of children impacted by school closures in Lebanon.

a press release on the rising levels of hunger in Lebanon

Mika ‘I ❤️ Beirut’ concert raises over €1m for people of Lebanon

LEBANON: VULNERABLE CHILDREN AT RISK FROM TOTAL LOCKDOWN WITHOUT IMMEDIATE SUPPORT

Jana, 28, is Save the Children’s Awards Management Coordinator in Lebanon. She has been displaced three times by conflict in Lebanon, the first time when she was eight years old. Jana and her family fled their house in Beirut on 2 March shortly after missiles struck a nearby neighbourhood. Jana studied petrochemical engineering before becoming a humanitarian worker.

At least 24 children killed in most recent boat tragedy as families in Lebanon lose hope

Save the Children provides isolation centres for low-income communities facing Covid19 in Lebanon

Jana, 28, is Save the Children’s Awards Management Coordinator in Lebanon. She has been displaced three times by conflict in Lebanon, the first time when she was eight years old. Jana and her family fled their house in Beirut on 2 March shortly after missiles struck a nearby neighbourhood.

A PR on olive trees destroyed by Israeli shelling in Lebanon and people displaced

Lebanon: Students miss half the school year due to double impact of economic and coronavirus crisis

LEBANON: TWO CHILDREN DIE AT SEA AS DESPERATE FAMILIES SEEK TO ESCAPE WORSENING ECONOMIC CRISIS

Deadly cholera outbreak tightens its grip on the Middle East, as cases nearly double in Lebanon

Baraa Shkeir works with Save the Children in Lebanon. Currently, she is part of Save the Children Lebanon’s ongoing emergency response. Here she shares a testimony of her experiences.

Clashes in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ein el-Hilweh in the south of Lebanon have closed schools and are putting children at direct risk

LEBANON: Months' worth of bread costs 44% of minimum wage, as families cut back on basic food

The humanitarian situation in Lebanon continues to rapidly deteriorate; the latest Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon have killed at least 60 people, including two children.

Joint agency statement following the demolition of refugees homes in Arsal, Lebanon

“I don’t know how we will survive” - Lebanon children hit hard by price hikes and rising insecurity

Lebanon’s economic crisis ‘spirals out of control’, pushing children further into hunger in 2022, Save the Children warns

LEBANON – One year after Beirut blast, economic crisis pushes families further into hunger, says Save the Children

Lebanon crisis: children as young as five face violence, dog attacks as forced onto streets to work

Children in Lebanon have felt the crushing anxiety of war for months. Now their worst nightmare has become a reality. Children are being killed, injured and uprooted from their homes.Violence is costing human lives – and as always, children are bearing the greatest brunt.We urgently call for an immediate ceasefire to prevent further suffering, ensure safe humanitarian access, and stop the conflict from escalating further across the region.

Surge in deadly sea crossings from Lebanon to Cyprus as economic crisis pushes hundreds of thousands more children into poverty

This is the sixth year of significant disruptions to education for children in Lebanon, who have been hit by multiple complex crises for decades without being able to fully recover.

Armed groups must immediately cease their occupation of schools in Ein El Helwe Palestine refugee camp in the south of Lebanon, said Save the Children

At least one million people in Lebanon – a fifth of the population – are now displaced, with half leaving their homes in the past four days.

The Lebanon Humanitarian INGO Forum, made up of 66 international non-governmental organizations, expresses profound concern over the escalation of hos

“I can go without food, but my children can’t.” Children and families in Lebanon face critical days as curfew begins

20,000 people including an estimated 12,000 children have been forced from their homes during 5 days of violence in Lebanon's largest refugee camp

About 60,000 children have fled into Syria from Lebanon in the past week, with many suffering from dehydration and exhaustion

Ten days since the first strikes in the Middle East and wider region 83 children have been killed in Lebanon, and almost 300 children have been killed in the region.

The first case of cholera was detected in Lebanon, where over 400,000 children have been forcibly displaced by the escalating conflict. Children in Lebanon are now at growing risk of skin diseases, cholera, and other waterborne diseases due to overcrowded, basic conditions in collective shelters and a lack of water and sanitation facilities.

Nearly one third of children in Lebanon – 29% - began the new year facing crisis levels of hunger, with some pushed into child labour to support their families, said Save the Children after new data showed an almost 5% increase in child hunger in the past three months.

Save the Children International in Lebanon is inviting submissions of tenders for a contract to provide the following service:1. SUPPLY, INSTALLATION, TESTING & COMMISSIONING, PREVENTIVE AND CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE OF SOLAR PV SYSTEMS , LIGHTING AND ANY RELATED SOLAR INTERVENTIONTender Reference: FWA/POW/LEB/LHO/2026/0012. SUPPLY, INSTALLATION, TESTING & COMMISSIONING, PREVENTIVE AND CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE OF DRINKING WATER TREATMENT STATIONTender Reference: FWA/WAS/LEB/LHO/2026/002Detailed technical specifications are included within the tender documents.If you are interested in submitting a bid, please contact Save the Children at the following address Lebanon.tenders@savethechildren.org to express your interest and request the tender documents. Tender documents will be sent to you by return.It is recommended to request the tender documents as soon as possible

As armed conflict spreads in the wider region, about 58,000 people, including an estimated 16,000 children have been displaced in Lebanon in the past three days children with seven children reported killed.

About 300,000 children have fled from Lebanon to Syria in the past seven weeks to seek safety from the worsening conflict, only to arrive in a country where humanitarian needs have never been higher. We have multimedia content to accompany this press release: www.contenthubsavethechildren.org/Package/2O4C2S11VJ1U

More than 1.2 million people - a fifth of the population - have been displaced in Lebanon since 2 March due to Israeli airstrikes and forced displacement orders including 350,000 children.

Syrian refugees in camps in neighbouring Lebanon also struggling to keep warm amid snowstorms.

"Everybody remembers where they were when the massive explosion occurred"

Save the Children welcomes the ceasefire but said that the violence must stop immediately.

Save the Children staff have reported that families have fled with only basic necessities, often without time to pack vital documents, clothing or medication. But some children are refusing to leave behind their most treasured items including their pets and favourite toys.

When the Beirut Port explosion hit in August, many families were pushed further into financial difficulty

Over 400,000 people have been displaced since the start of Israeli airstrikes on Sunday

Save the Children calls for an immediate ceasefire to prevent further suffering, ensure safe humanitarian access, and stop the conflict from escalating further across the region.

Half of Lebanese children now need support due to food, healthcare shortages – new data

Save the Children Calls on Lebanese Authorities to Stop the Demolition of Refugees’ Homes

Demolition of Syrian homes in Arsal: at least 15,000 children will be made homeless

Rising numbers of Lebanese families unable to afford food, education for their children

‘Anywhere but Syria’: After ten years of war, the vast majority of children can’t imagine a future in the country

More than half a million children in Beirut are struggling to survive

Ten years after I left, I know there will always be a Syria for me

Syrian children have the right to go to school

"This conflict directly impacts not only students’ academic performance but their protection and ability to cope with increasing risks and instability.”

Millions more children face hunger as Black Sea grain corridor not renewed

11 Years Later - Is Their Childhood a Lost Dream?

That exact moment: Beirut a month later

A huge explosion in the Lebanese capital has devastated communities

Food prices have surged in some of the most food-insecure countries in the Middle East and wider region due to the ongoing conflict, threatening to push the most vulnerable families further into hunger as Eid approaches.

Girls facing higher risk of ‘summer’ marriages in Middle East and North Africa

Two weeks on: Families in Beirut’s disaster zone are still in dire need of support to rebuild and recover

COVID-19: Five crises facing children after 2 years of pandemic

As global headlines focus on soaring oil prices and financial turmoil, there is a risk of overlooking the real human cost of the Middle East conflict – the devastating toll it is taking on children.

Ukraine crisis threatens to push millions more children globally into hunger

New photo series of refugee children by Patrick Willocq released ahead of first ever World Humanitarian Summit

Funding cuts are putting our lifesaving work under threat. Governments across the world are slashing foreign aid budgets that millions of children facing the toughest challenges depend on.

a photo for a wall with a writing "don't forget us" to go with the Statement on the Outcome of Brussels Conference on Syria

“We can speak up for ourselves”: Why we need to listen to child refugee’s voices

Brussels conference on Syria falls far short of what is required to support children in Syria and neighbouring countries

Four million refugee children around the world are out of school – missing out on their right to an education due to displacement, poverty and exclusion

New EU Migration Pact bound to repeat Moria mistakes

One girl under 15 married every seven seconds

End conflict; find solutions to the climate crisis so children are not forced from their homes; give girls a louder voice

Denmark sacrificing the future of 70 Syrian children

From safe schools to ending child marriage to cleaning up the oceans, children across the globe used their voices for their rights

Children who were directly impacted by the earthquakes or experienced similar distressing events in the past could be at risk.

About six million children were pushed into hunger in the top 10 countries that faced worsening food crises this year, Save the Children.

Children have taken photos of rubble and their homes in Syria

Beirut’s traumatised children – speechless, sleepless and separated from their parents

Children’s education is too important to be a casualty of war

Save the Children warned the orders issued to up to 500,000 people in southern Beirut could result in a humanitarian catastrophe.

Three ripple effects of the Ukraine crisis on children around the world

COVID-19: Children globally struggling after lockdowns averaging six months–Save the Children

Nearly seven million displaced children face freezing weather

Response to Saudi-led coalition announcement of unilateral ceasefire in Yemen

Meeting our promises to educate refugees during COVID-19

A further decrease in funding from the international community for Syria and the region following the eighth annual Brussels Conference will exacerbat

SAVE THE CHILDREN CALLS FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN CAUGHT IN BEIRUT CLASHES

Children hit by Beirut blast must be reunited with relatives

Beirut’s children are likely to suffer from anxiety, night terrors – Save the Children

Girls Speak Up

As the world marks the Annual Day on the Rights of the Child on 9 March, bombardment, displacement, and terror are inflicting new wounds on a generation of children across the Middle East and wider region one week after hostilities escalated.

A STATEMENT ON THE TWO EARTHQUAKES THAT HIT SYRIA AND TÜRKIYE ON FEBRUARY 6

Over 13,000 children join one of world’s largest consultations on climate crisis as 2022 slammed by extreme weather

"We want to learn like everyone else”: Children have their say

We should never give up on our rights

Save the Children now delivers aid exclusively from inside the country through hubs in Damascus, Aleppo, Raqqa and Qamishli and employs more than 1,050 staff, 96% of whom are Syrian nationals, placing decisions, resources and accountability squarely in Syrian hands.

Lebanese and refugees alike are desperate in their attempts to survive.

FULFILLING THE PROMISE OF THE GLOBAL COMPACT ON REFUGEES

Last week, Ukraine became the 100th country to endorse the Safe Schools Declaration.

Civilian attacks by Israeli forces across the Gaza strip have escalated in the past 24 hours, underscoring the urgent need for international intervention.

Joint statement pushing UN member states to resume UNRWA funding

Rotavirus vaccines made available for use in humanitarian crises

As 2026 begins, children face record humanitarian needs after the 2025 global aid funding crisis. Sudden foreign aid cuts exposed the fragility of the humanitarian system, forcing life-saving programmes to scale back amid rising conflict, displacement and hunger. In this op-ed, Inger Ashing, SCI CEO, explores how these changes have impacted children whilst also reflecting on the urgent shift towards a more local, resilient and sustainable global aid system.

Syrians returning home full of hope in the year since the conflict ended said they are struggling to rebuild their lives amid destroyed infrastructure, limited access to schools and healthcare, and a collapsing economy, Save the Children said.

A decade of war: a timeline of the Syria conflict.

'Anxiety, panic attacks' among displaced Syrians highlight critical gaps in mental health support

Half of all refugee children are out of school leaving them exposed to exploitation and abuse

Today, 1 in 11 children faces conflict, hunger, and climate disasters. Save the Children’s 2025 Humanitarian Plan aims to protect 12 million children globally. Learn more about how we intend to do this in this blog.

PRESS RELEASE - FAMILIES RESORTING TO EXTREME MEASURES TO SURVIVE HUNGER CRISIS PROMPTS MORE FUNDING FROM SAVE THE CHILDREN

Families resorting to extreme measures to survive hunger crisis prompts more funding from Save the Children

More than half of children fleeing into Europe reported feeling in danger on their long journeys from people smugglers, border officials and police.

SURVEY: Four out of five children in 15 countries say they see climate change or economic inequality daily