UNICEF Reports Rising Hunger and School Dropouts Among Lebanese Children

UNICEF has warned that one in five children in Lebanon is going to bed hungry, with four in five households struggling to afford basic necessities. The UN Children’s Fund highlighted that children are increasingly missing school and being pushed into work as the country’s conflict and long‑standing economic crisis deepen. A father of four, cited by UNICEF, said he could not buy clothes for his children and could not afford to enroll them in school. The report underscores the growing humanitarian crisis affecting Lebanon’s youngest residents.