How to help Lebanon
Hundreds of innocent women, children and men have been killed after Israeli strikes targeted mainly southern Lebanon, southern suburbs of Beirut and the Bekaa Valley. As the situation worsens, thousands of people are forced to flee and the death toll rises.
01.10.24
Photo credit: © UNHCR/Hameed Maarouf
With the violence in Lebanon escalating, innocent people have been forced to flee their homes and the latest hostilities have killed and injured thousands of civilians. We ask for your help during this time to provide crucial aid to those in need. Read on to learn how to help Lebanon during these difficult times.
More than 50,000 Lebanese and Syrians living in Lebanon have now crossed into Syria fleeing Israeli airstrikes. Well over 200,000 are displaced inside Lebanon.
Relief operations are underway, including by UNHCR, to help all those in need, in coordination with both governments. pic.twitter.com/Qcvdw79z8A
— Filippo Grandi (@FilippoGrandi) September 28, 2024
Donate to the Lebanon crisis
The current Israeli attacks are causing mass devastation in Lebanon, and UK for UNHCR is gravely concerned about the serious escalations. Your donations can help us to provide immediate relief and support to citizens and refugees who are being forced to flee, this includes:
Protection – vital legal aid, psychological support and child protection for those who desperately need it.
Cash assistance – your donations help those affected to buy vital relief items such as food, blankets, clothes and medicines. These are items that many of us take for granted, but those living through the crisis need them desperately to survive.
Shelter – with many civilians forced to leave their homes, UK for UNHCR has been coordinating with the South and Nabatiyeh Disaster Risk Management (DRM) / Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) to ensure there is a list of collective shelters across Lebanon for those affected to escape to. Additionally, your donations assist us in providing emergency shelter kits and help to repair damaged buildings, which will improve living conditions in informal settlements.
Educate yourself about the Lebanon emergency
What is happening in Lebanon right now? Since October 2023(prior to the latest escalation), ongoing clashes along the Blue Line across Lebanon’s southern border have displaced more than 102,000 people.
Now, with the latest devastating attacks, at least 100,000 more people have been forced from their homes with more than 600 killed and 1,835 injured, according to Lebanese authorities. Unfortunately these numbers are rising all the time
Prior to these latest events, UNHCR had already been responding to the humanitarian needs of the Lebanese people and refugees who have been displaced mainly from the South. As of July, UNHCR had provided more than 116,000 emergency relief items, assisted some 57,200 people with cash assistance, and supported collective shelters, as well access to safe shelter, healthcare, and psychosocial support.
UNHCR teams are supporting the response to the latest displacements from the South as well as in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Saida and Bekaa. Your support is absolutely crucial to our efforts and we kindly urge you to donate what you can.
Find out more here about how UNHCR is ramping up the support provided to affected communities in Lebanon.
Become an advocate
By raising awareness on your social media channels you can make more people informed of the current emergency that people in Lebanon are sadly facing.
By simply speaking out about the troubles in Lebanon and the heartbreak that displaced people are facing, you can help improve their situation and encourage more people to donate.
You can start now by following UK for UNHCR on X, Instagram, Linkedin, TikTok and Facebook pages to help us spread the word, read stories and learn more about the devastating crisis.
Fundraise for Lebanon
Fundraising for those displaced by the Lebanon crisis is easier than you might think. You can rally your friends, family and workmates to raise money for those displaced by conflict. There are lots of ways to get involved – from taking on a sporting challenge to organising an event at work, home or school, or simply asking for donations instead of birthday or wedding gifts.
For more information, please visit our fundraising page.
