Lebanon

African Migrant Workers Stranded in Lebanon Amid Escalating Regional Conflict

As conflict intensifies in Lebanon following Hamas-led attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023, many migrant domestic workers, especially those from Africa, are struggling to find safety reports Duetsche Welle. Abandoned by their employers, these workers face difficulty accessing emergency shelters in a rapidly worsening conflict zone. While the Lebanese government estimates over 1.2 million nationals have been displaced, no reliable data exists on how many foreign workers are affected […]

10 October, 2024 28

World

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres Urges Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for an urgent ceasefire in both Gaza and Lebanon as the Middle East conflict intensifies. He warned that the situation is worsening rapidly, with his calls for de-escalation being ignored. UN humanitarians in Lebanon are struggling to assist 1.2 million displaced people amidst heavy bombardment. On the ground for us is Jody Jacobs in New York wher the United Nations is Headquartered.

9 October, 2024 97

World

UN says Lebanon’s shelters are full as fighting continues

The United Nations says almost all its shelters in Lebanon are full as people continue to flee their homes amidst increasing Israeli military strikes. Meanwhile, the world body is also painting a distressing picture in Gaza where at least six schools and one orphanage serving as shelters were hit in the last four days. Jody Jacobs reports from the UN Headquarters in New York.

7 October, 2024 18

World

World Health Organisation says 28 health workers have been killed in Lebanon

The World Health Organisation says 28 health workers have been killed in Lebanon in the past 24 hours. More than one-thousand people in Lebanon have been killed and about one-million residents displaced since Israel escalated its war with the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. WHO’s director general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, says plans to deliver a large shipment of trauma and medical supplies to Lebanon today won’t be possible, due to flight […]

4 October, 2024 21

World

UN Chief calls for ceasefire following Lebanon escalation

United Nations chief António Guterres is calling for an immediate ceasefire following Israel's ground offensive in Lebanon on Tuesday. The secretary general is "extremely concerned" with the escalation of the conflict, according to his spokesperson. This came just as a senior White House official told media that the US has indications Iran wass preparing to "imminently launch a ballistic missile attack against Israel". Sally Patterson reports from New York, where […]

2 October, 2024 29

Namibia

Iran Launches Unprecedented Missile Attack on Israel As Namibia Urges Restraint

Iran has initiated an unprecedented missile assault on Israel, marking a significant escalation in the ongoing violence and tensions in the region. Al Jazeera reports that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced on Tuesday that the missile strikes were in retaliation for lethal Israeli operations targeting individuals in Gaza and Lebanon, as well as the assassinations of prominent leaders from the IRGC, Hamas, and Hezbollah. Ambassador Penda Naanda: Executive Director […]

2 October, 2024 42

World

The UK charters a flight for Britons to leave Lebanon

The UK government has chartered a commercial flight out of Lebanon for Britons wanting to leave amid escalating violence. There are concerns about rising violence in the Middle East after Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in Israeli airstrikes on Beirut at the weekend. UK Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, says the flight will leave Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport tomorrow.

1 October, 2024 42

World

UNRWA warns of worsening crisis in Lebanon

More than one million people across Lebanon have been uprooted by ongoing and deadly Israeli airstrikes across the country, including one reported early Monday morning in a residential area of central Beirut, adding to fears of a full-scale invasion. Here’s the director of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in Lebanon, Dorothy Klaus. Israel meanwhile says a 'limited, localised' ground operation is underway in […]

1 October, 2024 52

World

Millions displaced in Lebanon

Lebanon says a million people may be displaced as Israel continues air strikes. Israel says it has also attacked military targets of the Iran-backed Houthi movement in Yemen. Chris Watts works with the charity Future Academy in refugee camps in Lebanon. Militant group Hamas meanwhile says its leader in Lebanon, Fatah Sharif, was killed alongside his wife and two children in an Israeli strike in the south of […]

30 September, 2024 56