Humanitarian agencies issue a fervent plea for the cessation of hostilities in Southern Lebanon as
growing humanitarian needs are further exacerbated
The Lebanon Humanitarian INGO Forum, made up of 66 international non-governmental organizations,
expresses profound concern over the escalation of hostilities in Lebanon, particularly in the South, that
has now entered its sixth month.1
So far, a shocking 91,288 civilians have been displaced - 37 % of whom are children and 33 % of whom