Geneva, March 27, 2026 (AFP) - Lebanon at real risk of 'humanitarian catastrophe': UN

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2026-03-27

Nearly a month into the Middle East war, Lebanon is facing a deepening humanitarian crisis that now risks teetering over into a catastrophe, the UN refugee agency warned Friday. Since March 2, more than a million people -- one in five residents -- have been forced to flee their homes, said the UNHCR. "The situation remains extremely worrying and the risk of a humanitarian catastrophe... is real," Karolina Lindholm Billing, the agency's representa......

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