{"id":57493,"date":"2026-03-13T15:06:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T19:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/un-seeks-308-million-for-lebanon-as-war-displaces-800000-people\/13\/03\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T15:06:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T19:06:24","slug":"un-seeks-308-million-for-lebanon-as-war-displaces-800000-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/un-seeks-308-million-for-lebanon-as-war-displaces-800000-people\/13\/03\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"UN seeks $308 million for Lebanon as war displaces 800,000 people"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Solidarity in words must be matched by solidarity in action,&#8221; UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said as he announced the campaign from Beirut.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The United Nations launched a $308 million flash appeal on Friday to help <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/hezbollah-instructed-attack-lebanese-army-080907199.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Lebanon;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Lebanon&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Lebanon<\/a> cope with the fallout of a war that has forced more than a seventh of its population from their homes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Solidarity in words must be matched by solidarity in action,&#8221; UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said as he announced the campaign from Beirut.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Iran-backed Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah launched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/nearly-60-wounded-northern-israel-031244376.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:attacks on Israel;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;attacks on Israel&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">attacks on Israel<\/a> on March 2, claiming it was attempting to avenge the killing of Iran&#8217;s supreme leader. In retaliation, Israel began <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/idf-destroys-litani-river-bridge-083550189.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:targeting Hezbollah;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;targeting Hezbollah&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">targeting Hezbollah<\/a> in Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hezbollah has kept up daily rocket and drone attacks against Israeli territory and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/border-residents-demand-israel-eliminate-160415437.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:civilian areas;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;civilian areas&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">civilian areas<\/a>, while Israel has expanded its ground operations and air strikes, bombing terror infrastructure in the capital on Thursday, along with other parts of the country on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">More than 800,000 Lebanese citizens have been displaced due to evacuation warnings released by Israel prior to strikes on Lebanese areas where civilians may be present.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>A burst of burning debris erupts following reported Israeli strikes in Beirut, after an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lebanon, March 13, 2026. (credit: REUTERS\/AMR ABDALLAH DALSH)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But aid organizations say funding constraints have already forced them to ration supplies and that substantial new contributions are essential.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We&#8217;re only targeting those who are really on the verge of starvation or in starvation,&#8221; said Carl Skau, the World Food Programme&#8217;s deputy executive director.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;There isn&#8217;t any more margin, so with needs going up, resources will have to come up &#8211; and they can certainly not drop,&#8221; Skau told Reuters.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">&#8216;Tight funding landscape&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Humanitarian organizations say global crises have restricted their response in Lebanon, a country already hit hard by a 2019 economic collapse, the 2020 Beirut port explosion, and the 2024 war between Hezbollah and Israel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Skau said the WFP fears donor governments will face new budget constraints following the spike in global energy prices triggered by the Iran war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The UN&#8217;s refugee agency, UNHCR, last September said it had only received 25% of the resources required for Lebanon in 2025, forcing it to slash cash assistance programs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The current spike or the current escalation of hostilities compounds an already tight funding landscape,&#8221; said Kirollos Fares, Lebanon country director at humanitarian organization Medair.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Aid group Solidarit\u00e9s International had already seen a drop in both the number and size of grants, said Lebanon country director Daniele Regazzi.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201c&#8230;Unless fresh money comes out, what we are deploying now as emergency response&#8230;will be gone in the next roughly couple of weeks,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/un-seeks-308-million-lebanon-184137295.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&ldquo;Solidarity in words must be matched by solidarity in action,&rdquo; UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said as he announced the campaign from Beirut.<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/un-seeks-308-million-for-lebanon-as-war-displaces-800000-people\/13\/03\/2026\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":57494,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/en\/jerusalem_post_articles_818\/6941cfd9f2ae13c49b22d2f3e5932142","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57493"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57493"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57493\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}