Maria Hadjitheodosiou

Joint statement on 🇱🇧: "We recall Israel’s obligation to fully abide by international humanitarian law... Attacks against civilians, healthcare personnel, aid workers, journalists, civilian infrastructure and facilities are unjustified and unacceptable." diplomatie.belgium.be/en/news/joint-…

UN experts are calling for an international independent investigation into Israel’s killing of journalists in Lebanon: ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

Children continue to be killed or injured in the Middle East. According to @‌UNICEF: In #Lebanon, since the conflict escalated last month, 124 children have been killed and 413 injured In #Gaza, at least 64,000 children have reportedly been killed or maimed during two years of war, and they have continued to be killed despite the fragile ceasefire All children must always be protected.

A milestone for #Lebanon 🇱🇧 Following an extraordinary #UNESCO session, 39 cultural properties in Lebanon have been granted #EnhancedProtection, the highest safeguard under the 1954 #HagueConvention. ✅ 🔗Press Release: unesco.org/en/articles/le…

The human cost of conflict in #Lebanon—and the destruction it brings—are devastating. Its effects extend beyond what is visible, into the air, the land, and the systems people rely on. It is deepening an already fragile situation, with lasting impacts on institutions and communities. The longer it lasts, the harder recovery becomes.

“I do believe that there is no Gaza exception and the extraordinary level of impunity that we have tolerated in the context of #Gaza now is spreading,” UNRWA Commissioner-General @UNLazzarini tells the media during his last press conference at @‌UNGeneva. Impunity cannot be normalised. Wars have rules, and those rules must be upheld.

#Lebanon | We, Foreign Ministers of 🇧🇪,🇨🇾, 🇭🇷, 🇫🇷, 🇬🇷, 🇮🇹, 🇲🇹, 🇳🇱, 🇵🇹, 🇬🇧 and the High Representative of the European Union, express our full support to the Government and people of Lebanon, who are once again suffering the dramatic consequences of a war that is not theirs. ➡️fdip.fr/p3umf97z @AmbassFranceBel @FranceaChypre @FranceenCroatie @FranceenGrece @FranceenItalie @FranceinMalta @FranceinNL @AmbaFrancePT @FranceintheUK @RPFranceUE

Deeply concerned by the impact of ongoing conflict on people’s health in #Lebanon. Dr @Chikwe_I, @WHO Emergencies Director, has arrived in Beirut to support the national health response & stand with health workers & affected communities. Health care must be protected at all times

The escalating conflict in the Middle East has forced 20% of Lebanon’s population from their homes. Around 19,000 children are being displaced daily. @UNICEF is providing urgent support to families on the move, in shelters & in hard-to-reach areas. unicef.org/press-releases…

Attacks on health care in Lebanon are rising: 7 incidents over the weekend killed 9 health workers. Since the escalation began, 87 attacks have killed 52 and injured 126. UN & @WHO call for urgent protection of health workers and facilities. news.un.org/en/story/2026/…

A peacekeeper was tragically killed last night when a projectile exploded in a UNIFIL position near Adchit Al Qusayr. Another was critically injured. No one should ever lose their life serving the cause of peace.

More tragedy in southern Lebanon today, with nine paramedics killed in five attacks on health care, taking the number of health personnel killed this month to 51. Seven medics were wounded in the strikes. March has been the second most deadly month for health workers in Lebanon since @WHO started monitoring attacks on health care in the country in October 2023. More than 120 health workers have also been reportedly wounded since the escalation began in Lebanon on 2 March, overwhelmingly in the country’s south. In today's incidents, teams of medics working in five Lebanese villages were struck while on duty in the field. In Zoutar al-Sharqiya, five health workers were killed in a strike and two were injured, one critically. Two more health workers were killed and three wounded in Kfar Tibnit; one paramedic died in an attack at a health facility in Ghandouriyeh, while another was killed in a strike in Jezzine. Two were wounded in an attack on Kfar Dajjal. The repeated attacks on health care are severely disrupting the delivery of services in southern Lebanon. Four hospitals and 51 primary health care centres are now closed, significantly limiting access to essential care at a time when it is most needed. Several other health facilities have sustained partial damage and are operating at reduced capacity. Health workers are protected under international humanitarian law and should never be targeted. The only way to end these tragedies is to end attacks on health care, NOW!

What’s unfolding in #Lebanon is staggering. 370,000 children displaced in just 3 weeks. 19,000 forced to flee every single day. “This is a sudden, chaotic mass displacement, tearing families apart.” — UNICEF Representative in Lebanon, Marcoluigi Corsi Watch his full remarks from Geneva ⬇️

A UNICEF-led convoy delivered life-saving supplies to hard-to-reach border areas in southern #Lebanon cut off by the ongoing war. Critical supplies reached vulnerable families in Qlaya’a, Borj el Moulouk, Deir Mimas, Jdeidet Marjaayoun, Ibl El Saqi, and Boueyda, marking the first UN convoy to access these specific areas, which continue to witness intense fighting. In highly constrained conditions, around 3,000 children received urgent access to safe water, hygiene items, and essential care. We remain committed to ensuring that #EveryChild, even in the hardest-to-reach areas, receives the support and protection they need

War is killing or injuring the equivalent of one classroom of children every day in Lebanon. Israeli strikes have killed 111 children and wounded more than 330 in the last two weeks -- nearly 30 kids every day. reuters.com/world/middle-e…

The Embassy will be closed on Friday 20 March 2026, in observance of Eid Al-Fitr.🌙 #CyprusInLebanon

As strikes continue across #Lebanon, thousands of families and children are fleeing their homes in fear and are seeking refuge in overcrowded shelters. UNICEF is on the ground providing health care, psychosocial support, safe water and emergency assistance to children and families in need. Children in Lebanon cannot afford further delays. Immediate efforts are needed to de-escalate the situation and prevent further harm to children. Children must be protected. Now.

“Solidarity in words must be matched by solidarity in action. This aid is urgently needed." @UN chief @antonioguterres announces a flash humanitarian appeal of $308 million to support civilians in war-torn #Lebanon. Full statement: buff.ly/5fn2PRI.

For thousands of children in #Lebanon, war is a reality. No child should ever be killed or left to bear the lifelong physical and emotional scars of violence. Children must be protected at all times. This violence must stop. Ceasefire now.

Bombing a hospital or a school isn't a "miscalculation." Killing a paramedic isn't "collateral damage." Starving civilians isn't "negotiating tactic." These are war crimes. Full stop. Call it what it is.