Overview
- WHO allocated $1 million to Lebanon and $500,000 each to Iraq and Syria to sustain frontline care, expand trauma capacity, strengthen disease surveillance and procure essential medicines.
- Lebanon’s health network is under acute strain, with WHO reporting 27 attacks on healthcare since March 2 and 14 health workers killed in the past 24 hours.
- Displacement is intensifying, with the UN citing more than 800,000 people forced from their homes in Lebanon and WHO noting additional cross-border movements from Iran.
- WHO leaders warned that rising casualties and repeated strikes on medical facilities are overwhelming services and increasing the urgency of coordinated support.
- Funding pressures are severe: WHO’s 2026 regional appeal is only 37% financed, the United States left the agency earlier this year, and WHO also cited a separate $500,000 U.S. contribution for emergency coordination in Iraq.