{"id":116338,"date":"2026-03-16T15:30:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T14:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peaceful-shtern.46-37-26-27.plesk.page\/?page_id=116338"},"modified":"2026-03-18T11:13:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T10:13:32","slug":"emergency-in-the-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/peaceful-shtern.46-37-26-27.plesk.page\/en\/emergency-in-the-middle-east\/","title":{"rendered":"Emergency in the Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;75&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; back_image=&#8221;116016&#8243; back_position=&#8221;center center&#8221; overlay_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;30&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;262394&#8243; overlay_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; style=&#8221;dark&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;183981&#8243;][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;5&#8243;][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;5&#8243;][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;117364&#8243;]<strong>Emergency in the Middle East: hundreds of thousands of people displaced in the region<\/strong>[\/vc_custom_heading][acf_vc_integrator get_field_data_from=&#8221;&#8221; field_group=&#8221;110725&#8243; field_from_110725=&#8221;field_67cec351a2f38&#8243; show_label=&#8221;default&#8221; align=&#8221;default&#8221; gallery_columns=&#8221;1&#8243; gm_show_placecard=&#8221;default&#8221; gm_map_type_control=&#8221;default&#8221; gm_fullscreen_control=&#8221;default&#8221; gm_street_view_control=&#8221;default&#8221; gm_zoom_control=&#8221;default&#8221; gm_scale=&#8221;default&#8221; hidden_field_name=&#8221;data campagna&#8221; el_class=&#8221;data-campagna&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-gyho&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;404145&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;174893&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3>Escalating hostilities and airstrikes are fueling the humanitarian emergencies already underway, impacting the population and civilian infrastructure throughout the region. Despite the challenges, INTERSOS remains operational in Iran, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Afghanistan and Yemen.<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;1&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;120576&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;942556&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since <\/span><b>February 28<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the Middle East has plunged into a dramatic new phase of violence. The war, which began with the attack by the Israeli-US coalition on Iran, quickly escalated into a full-scale conflict, with attacks relentlessly striking the entire region.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">As always, civilians pay the highest price. For the people living in these territories, this translates into a constant climate of fear and a real threat. Civic infrastructure &#8211; schools, hospitals and homes &#8211; are under attack, leaving millions of people without essential services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The situation is escalating rapidly, severely affecting communities that were already living in fragile conditions. <\/span><b>In Iran<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, direct involvement in the conflict is having an immediate impact on internal stability, directly affecting the functioning of public services and the security of urban centers. <\/span><b>In Lebanon<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Israeli shelling has forced thousands of families to abandon everything they had, seeking refuge in collapsing shelters. <\/span><b>In Syria<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, there is an influx of people trying to re-enter the country through border crossings with Lebanon, seeking safety that seems to vanish everywhere, with no places of refuge to access. <\/span><b>Iraq<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> is witnessing a paralysis of its energy infrastructure, with electricity production plummeting by 90% in northern regions, directly impacting the country&#8217;s economic standing. Between the indefinite closure of airspace and growing internal instability, the impact of the crisis is overwhelming millions of civilians already exhausted by years of fragility.<\/span> <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;771467&#8243;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;116348&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;196700&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;204595&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_horizontal=&#8221;left&#8221; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; style=&#8221;dark&#8221; back_color=&#8221;color-214091&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; radius=&#8221;xl&#8221; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;179605&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; style=&#8221;dark&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;609902&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;106840&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Our intervention<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_tabs align=&#8221;left&#8221;][vc_tab gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; column_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; title=&#8221;Lebanon&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1674660271-1-49168977414131917525798726591773143104383&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;592842&#8243;]<b>Testimonies from the field<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> describe a harrowing reality: hundreds of thousands of people sleeping in the streets, with nothing left but the clothes they are wearing, at a time made even more difficult by Ramadan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the fact that <\/span><b>90 percent of our personnel in the South<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> were forced to leave their homes because of the bombing, we stand by the affected populations to provide immediate assistance and protection. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><b>Distribution of essential goods.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span> <\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Support in the Chouf district and in Beirut<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: We distributed core relief items to displaced households in collective shelters across Beirut and the Chouf district, reaching 1,651 individuals with pillows, thermal blankets, and mattresses.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Large-scale interventions in Saida<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: We coordinated the distribution of essential items in Saida, supporting displaced families across five collective shelters with mattresses, blankets, sleeping mats, solar lamps, and jerry cans, reaching a total of 1,855 individuals.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><b>Protection Services<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">:<\/span> we continue to follow up on the most vulnerable cases, offering legal assistance in recovering lost documents, monitoring risks related to displacement. We ensure a constant presence on the ground to inform displaced families about their rights and active protection services, guiding them toward the most appropriate pathways for assistance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><b>Psychological support<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">:<\/span> We provide psychological first aid interventions and maintain active emotional support groups and individual counseling in areas where safety conditions permit.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are planning a rapid expansion of our activities to meet the growing needs in the areas of <\/span><b>Beirut, Mount Lebanon, South, Bekaa and Baalbek-Hermel<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among our main goals are to upgrade shelters through emergency renovation work, provision of clean water and decent sanitation; to identify the most vulnerable people (disabled, elderly and minors) to ensure their psychosocial care through our mobile protection units; and to provide cash assistance to fill the most urgent needs of fleeing families.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tab][vc_tab gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; column_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; title=&#8221;Iraq&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1674660271-2-90168977414131917525798726591773143104383&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;258164&#8243;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Iraq, following a series of targeted attacks, the situation has worsened, with a major impact on the country&#8217;s economy and infrastructure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The situation has reached a critical point, particularly in the northern regions: electricity production in Iraqi Kurdistan is reduced by 90 percent, with the imminent risk of a total blackout that is already crippling hospitals and water services. Water pumping stations are at a standstill and hospitals are operating only through emergency generators, suspending non-emergency care. With airspace closed and border crossings congested, thousands of families find themselves trapped in the country as protests and civil unrest increase in the cities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the extreme instability, our team readjusted their interventions so as not to leave the population alone:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><b>Emergency Legal Support:<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> We continue to provide legal support for high-risk cases.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Education:<\/span> <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although schools have been officially closed by the Ministry, we have not interrupted our educational programmes, switching to the remote mode to ensure that children have a sense of continuity and normalcy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><b>Protection monitoring:<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Although activities are impacted by security conditions and require constant updating of intervention methods, we remain active to monitor protection needs and assist those who have lost their rights or documents in this chaotic phase.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are coordinating every movement to ensure that, even at a distance or under reduced conditions, essential protection services are never lost for those who are experiencing this conflict. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tab][vc_tab gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; column_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; title=&#8221;Iran&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1674661055637-3-5168977414131917525798726591773143104383&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;364526&#8243;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The situation in Iran has taken a dramatic turn following the wave of airstrikes that hit several cities, including the capital Tehran. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">INTERSOS with its partners continues to provide services to the population in <strong>Hormozgan, Kerman and Yazd<\/strong> provinces. We support the vulnerable Afghan population, both documented and undocumented, and Iranian host communities by improving access to health and protection services. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tab][vc_tab gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; column_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; title=&#8221;Syria&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1773227990299-3-8&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;179439&#8243;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following the sharp regional escalation on March 2, characterised by an &#8216;escalation of hostilities and large-scale forced evacuation orders in Lebanon, we saw a sudden massive influx of people crossing the border into Syria.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As of March 10, humanitarian agencies recorded some 85,000-90,000 people entering Syria through major border crossings, including Jdeidet Yabous and Jousieh. This influx is composed of two distinct groups:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Syrian returnees (93%): thousands of families who had been living in Lebanon for over a decade are now fleeing to Syria. A decision dictated not by favorable conditions in the country, but rather by the need to get to safety, as their homes in Lebanon were bombed in airstrikes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lebanese citizens (7%): for the first time in years, a significant number of Lebanese families are seeking temporary refuge in Syria or are in transit to other destinations in the region.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">INTERSOS remained fully operational. Our teams are active in Hama, Idlib and Rif provinces of Damascus, providing:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><b>Protective services:<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> INTERSOS handles cases of gender-based violence and child protection, legal assistance for civil and housing rights, and education on explosive ordnance hazards. 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