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Humanitarian Lifeline in South Lebanon

by Anera

Oct 3, 2025

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Cash Support for Families Facing Food Insecurity Even after the November 2024 ceasefire, hunger remains a daily struggle for families across Lebanon. The latest IPC report shows that 1.17 million people are in crisis (IPC Phase 3) or worse, including 55,000 in emergency (IPC Phase 4). Another 2.25 million people are “stressed” (IPC Phase 2),…

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Lebanon’s Youth Take Climate Action

by Anera

Oct 2, 2025

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This summer, Lebanon is grappling with one of its harshest wildfire seasons in years, fueled by extreme heat and prolonged drought. Fires have erupted from Akkar’s hills to Mount Lebanon, devastating green spaces, displacing wildlife, and threatening communities. On August 9, 2025, Zahle recorded 45.2 °C, the hottest August day in the country’s history, with…

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Lebanon Activity Log | September 2025

by Anera

Sep 30, 2025

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This log offers a real-time day-by-day record of Anera’s humanitarian work in Lebanon. It captures the daily efforts of Anera’s staff as they deliver vital projects and programs to communities across the country.

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World Pharmacists Day

by Anera

Sep 25, 2025

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World Pharmacists Day is observed annually on September 25. Today is World Pharmacists Day. In Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, and Jordan, Anera’s pharmacists work under immense challenges, managing scarce supplies and supporting patients facing displacement and trauma. Today, we celebrate their courage, skill and the vital role they play in keeping communities healthy. View…

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Ceasefire in name only: Ongoing attacks, occupation and displacement in Lebanon

by Anera

Sep 23, 2025

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>> PDF version of the joint statement with source notes Today marks one year since the escalation of hostilities erupted across Lebanon in September 2024, following almost a year of violence on the southern border that began on October 8, 2023. According to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health, the Israeli forces killed more than…

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GAZA: Leaders of major aid groups call on world leaders to intervene following UN genocide conclusion

by Anera

Sep 16, 2025

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As world leaders convene next week at the United Nations (UN), we are calling on all member states to act in accordance with the mandate the UN was charged with 80 years ago. What we are witnessing in Gaza is not only an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe, but what the UN Commission of Inquiry has now…

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“A Death Sentence” – Aid Agencies Warn of Israel’s Assault on Gaza City

by Anera

Sep 12, 2025

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Gaza City, 12 September 2025 – Forty nine humanitarian and civil society organizations warn that Israel’s assault on Gaza City amounts to a death sentence. Intensified Israeli military attacks on Gaza City and forced displacement orders for the entire city are leaving families with an impossible dilemma: flee and risk death on the road and…

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International Literacy Day 2025

by Anera

Sep 8, 2025

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Today on International Literacy Day 2025 we join the global call to recognize that the ability to read and write is a basic human right and a foundation for dignity and opportunity.

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International Day of Charity

by Anera

Sep 5, 2025

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What is International Day of Charity and why does it matter?

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Lebanon Activity Log | August 2025

by Anera

Aug 31, 2025

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This log offers a real-time day-by-day record of Anera’s humanitarian work in Lebanon. It captures the daily efforts of Anera’s staff as they deliver vital projects and programs to communities across the country.

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