The Spanish Emergency Committee is activated to channel aid in response to the humanitarian crisis in Lebanon

The Spanish Emergency Committee has been activated to deliver all possible aid to the civilian population in Lebanon following the bombings that have taken place in the area in recent days. The organization has expressed its concern about the lack of access to deliver humanitarian aid to the area due to the escalation of the conflict, which is affecting NGO operations on the ground.

About 600 people have died and nearly 100,000 have been forced to flee just this week. The Committee warns that homes on the southern border have suffered major damage and farmland is contaminated. In addition, it is estimated that 80% of the population lives in extreme poverty due to the accumulation of crises in that country and 700,000 children do not receive education.

The NGOs that make up this Spanish Emergency Committee foresee that the increase in displaced people will create a critical situation in a very vulnerable country devastated by years of crises and violent conflicts.

Aldeas Infantiles SOS, an organization providing direct care to children, is deeply concerned about the 709 children and adolescents and 225 families participating in its foster care and family strengthening programs. Following attacks in Beirut and the Bekaa Valley, the organization successfully relocated the 36 children and adolescents living in Ksarnaba Village in central Lebanon to Kfarhay Village in the north. Now, the NGO is focused on providing them with psychological care.

For its part, Educo, through the ChildFund Alliance, has been in Lebanon since 2006, supporting vulnerable populations in Baalbek-Hermel and Akkar governorates, ensuring inclusive access to education with a special focus on vulnerable people. Among other actions, they have projects for rehabilitating schools attended by both Lebanese and Syrian children, ensuring accessibility for all children and promoting inclusion. The organization fears that children's right to education may be compromised.

In this crisis context, Doctors of the World is mobilizing its resources to respond to urgent needs. Their teams are ready to provide medical care through mobile teams. They are also working closely with the Ministry of Health to assess needs and provide necessary medical equipment and medicines to treat the influx of patients.

Oxfam Intermón and local organizations they regularly work with are supporting displaced people in shelters in Beirut, Mount Lebanon, and northern Lebanon with drinking water and sanitation, emergency cash, food, hygiene kits, and menstrual hygiene kits.

Rachel Challita, Advocacy Manager for Plan International Lebanon, stated that they are very "concerned" about the civilian population and children. "This is part of international humanitarian law and must be respected," she said. She also called for an end to violence and an immediate ceasefire.

For its part, World Vision is responding directly in affected areas through local partners, municipalities, and community organizations by providing non-food items (NFI), food, and educational materials for displaced children and their families. Their area programs have enabled access to affected areas and helped communities with limited access to basic needs through food packages or fresh ingredients for community kitchens, shelter support, and essential items.

To collaborate with the Emergency Committee you can contribute through different channels: make a transfer to ES2421005731720200354082, call 900 595 216, through their website, send an SMS with the word "JUNTOS" to 28014 or 38014 or a bizum with code 02076.