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CharitiesAidWelfare, International News
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10/03/2026
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17:00
Tuesday, 10 March 2026
MEDIA ALERT – Children bearing the brunt as Middle East escalation displaces hundreds of thousands in Lebanon
More than 500,000 people have been displaced in Lebanon as the Middle East crisis escalates into its second week. Across the region, thousands of children and families face imminent violence and an increasing risk of death, displacement, trauma and injury. Children are bearing the brunt of this conflict, with more than half of the 200 million children in the region living in a conflict-affected setting. Before the current escalation, 1.4 million children in Lebanon were already at risk, including nearly 420,000 school-aged children out of school. More than 80% of collective shelters are now hosted in school buildings, further disrupting…