Recent hostilities in Lebanon have caused alarming levels of exploitation, violence, and other protection risks among women and girls.

Despite the conflict, supporters like you have helped ensure UNFPA’s counseling and reproductive health services reach the most vulnerable in Lebanon. After a UNFPA-supported clinic in Tyre was caught in the crossfire of an attack, the brave staff (made up of mainly women) were ready to serve their community the next day.

Your support helps provide lifesaving, on-the-ground care where it’s needed most — no matter what. Please chip in to help ensure that UNFPA-supported midwives, social workers, and medical mobile units continue to reach women and girls in Lebanon and crisis-stricken areas around the world.

“It’s women and girls again who bear the brunt of all these conflict situations,” Andrew Saberton, UNFPA Deputy Executive Director of Management, said of the challenging situation in Lebanon.

Over half of those displaced in Lebanon are women, who face higher risks of exploitation and abuse. Without the stability of a safe home, UNFPA-supported clinics and safe spaces have been a lifeline for women and girls displaced by conflict. 

However, the termination of US funding grants has significantly limited our ability to protect women and girls in Lebanon. This setback is not just impacting our organization, but also countless others engaged in humanitarian work around the world. The ripple effect of such funding cuts is profound, leaving critical gaps in support services for vulnerable populations and stalling progress in areas that desperately need our help.

The number of women and girls’ safe spaces has already been reduced from 19 to 10, with more at risk of closure. This leaves the most vulnerable in Lebanon without care, and forces them to face the consequences of violence alone.

It doesn’t have to be this way. You can help us meet the immediate health and protection needs of women and girls in Lebanon and around the world. We CAN reach more people in need with your help, so please donate to deliver lifesaving care today:

Thank you for being there for women and girls.

— USA for UNFPA