Beirut: The United Nations Children’s Fund said in a report released on Tuesday that more than half of families in Lebanon who had at least one child had skipped meals as of October 2021 amid a “dramatic decline in living conditions”.
Children have been badly affected by the country’s deep economic crisis, which has increased globally coronavirus The pandemic, which has made eight in 10 people poor and threatens the education of nearly 700,000 children, including 260,000 Lebanese, the report said.
The multidimensional crisis rooted in decades of corruption and mismanagement has disrupted the provision of basic services such as electricity and water.
The report said that by October 2021, nearly half of households had insufficient drinking water, with a third citing cost as the main factor.
Yuki Mokuo said, “The sheer magnitude of the crisis must be arousing.” UNICEF representative in lebanon
The report said that less than three out of 10 families had received social assistance, which led them to “diligent steps,
The report said the proportion of Lebanese households sending children to work increased seven-fold to seven percent between April and October.
Prime minister Najib MikatiThe U.S. government has been slow to implement social security programs, including another $556 million, a $246 million World Bank-funded one adopted by parliament in March. ration card scheme Backed by the legislature in June.
“Immediate action is needed to ensure that no child goes hungry, gets sick or has to work instead of getting an education,” Mokuo said.
Children have been badly affected by the country’s deep economic crisis, which has increased globally coronavirus The pandemic, which has made eight in 10 people poor and threatens the education of nearly 700,000 children, including 260,000 Lebanese, the report said.
The multidimensional crisis rooted in decades of corruption and mismanagement has disrupted the provision of basic services such as electricity and water.
The report said that by October 2021, nearly half of households had insufficient drinking water, with a third citing cost as the main factor.
Yuki Mokuo said, “The sheer magnitude of the crisis must be arousing.” UNICEF representative in lebanon
The report said that less than three out of 10 families had received social assistance, which led them to “diligent steps,
The report said the proportion of Lebanese households sending children to work increased seven-fold to seven percent between April and October.
Prime minister Najib MikatiThe U.S. government has been slow to implement social security programs, including another $556 million, a $246 million World Bank-funded one adopted by parliament in March. ration card scheme Backed by the legislature in June.
“Immediate action is needed to ensure that no child goes hungry, gets sick or has to work instead of getting an education,” Mokuo said.
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