News

04/08/21

Lebanon crisis: half of the population below the poverty line

One year after the brutal explosion that devastated the port of Beirut, the country is in the midst of a crisis that has increased the need for humanitarian aid in the medium and long term to an alarming degree.

25/02/16

Treating the invisible injuries of war

Until fairly recently, humanitarian organizations focused their efforts on meeting the most urgent physical survival needs of people affected by violence or disaster. But the humanitarian mandate to alleviate suffering should include mental health along with physical health.

01/02/16

Urgent Humanitarian Needs in Syria and Region have Doubled

Ahead of the “Supporting Syria and the Region Conference” that will take place in London on February 4, Action Against Hunger is calling on world leaders to fill the dramatic gap between immediate humanitarian needs and available funding.

10/12/15

Syrian families facing fourth bitter winter in camps

Winter is the worst period for Syrian refugees in Lebanon, some of whom have been living in perilous conditions in camps for years

26/09/15

Syria Refugee Crisis

The Syria crisis reached its fourth anniversary in March 2015, and more than half the country's population is in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. Children and their families desperately need food, water and blankets.

11/03/15

Syria: Four Years of Crisis

This week marks four years since the start of the conflict in Syria – a conflict which has left more 3.8 million people seeking refuge in neighbouring countries, and more than 7.6 million more displaced.