Osnabrück, October 1st, 2024 - The child rights organization Terre des Hommes is deeply concerned about the security of the civilian population in Lebanon as well as employees and children in their projects. Two of the community centers, in which the Terre of the Hommes partner organization female implemented projects for girls, have already been hit by bombs: the center in Deir El Zahrani in South Libanon was completely destroyed. The center in the Bekaa level in the east was badly damaged.
Up to a million people in Lebanon are on the run from escalating violence. According to UN, more than 100,000 people have already crossed the border to Syria.
"The refugees are dependent on emergency accommodations," says Joshua Hofert, board spokesman for Terre des Hommes. »That is why the remaining community centers in Beirut and Tripoli were converted: Female urgently provides help for children and their families. You not only receive a safe refuge, but are also supplied with food, clean water, hygiene articles and medication. Terre des Hommes also plans to provide help for the refugees in Syria. Donations are urgently needed. ”
The war in Lebanon has been more escalated in the past few days. According to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, over 1,500 people have been killed between the Hisbollah and the Israeli military, including more than 100 children. Over 8,000 people were injured.
"People are very scared because they know from the situation in Gaza that many civilian victims are accepted by the warring parties to achieve military goals," said Joshua Hofert. “The concern that numerous civilian victims will also be complained about in Lebanon will be shared by all of our partners in Lebanon. This military logic must stop: children, women and all civilians urgently need to be protected. «
You can find the terre of the Hommes donation call here: Help children in Lebanon !
For more information and interviews: Henriette Hänsch, email: H.Haensch@ tdh.de , phone: 0541-7101-146