Note: Single-source report; awaiting corroboration.
According to UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Lebanon, Imran Riza, humanitarian needs are rising rapidly due to ongoing violence, despite a reported ceasefire. He highlighted widespread destruction, including hospitals, government buildings, agricultural land, water stations, and schools now serving as displacement sites. The conflict has caused over 3,500 deaths and more than 10,000 injuries, with nearly one million people displaced, many facing repeated relocations that complicate aid delivery.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warns affected populations are running out of coping mechanisms, while essential services are under severe strain. Ongoing displacement, with frequent new orders, makes the locations of many people uncertain at times.
UNFPA Deputy Executive Director Andrew Saberton stated that overcrowded shelters lack privacy and basic protection, placing over 600,000 women and girls at risk of gender-based violence. About 1,800 women are expected to give birth each month in Lebanon, but attacks on healthcare facilities have forced closures, limiting access to essential maternal health services.
Saberton also reported damage to a UNFPA-supported primary healthcare center and safe space for women and girls in southern Lebanon, which had been under reconstruction in 2025 but was again severely damaged by airstrikes. The UN stresses an urgent need for increased funding to continue and expand humanitarian assistance for the most vulnerable affected by the crisis.