UN reports continued tensions on Israel-Lebanon border as thousands remain displaced and WFP pre-positions supplies
January 04, 2025 | United Nations, Federal
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U.N. peacekeepers and humanitarian agencies told the Security Council that operations and movements continue to affect communities along the Israel–Lebanon border and that large numbers of people remain displaced inside Lebanon.
The U.N. spokesperson said U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) reported Israeli Defense Forces activity north of the Blue Line and a Lebanese Armed Forces redeployment in Shama in the western sector. The mission urged a timely withdrawal of the IDF and full implementation of Security Council Resolution 1701, and said it continues mandated monitoring and reporting of violations.
Humanitarian agencies briefed the council that nearly 124,000 people remain displaced in Lebanon and that more than 4,000 people are in 42 collective shelters. The International Organization for Migration reported arrivals to Hirmel in northeastern Lebanon of about 90,000 people, including some 20,000 Lebanese nationals; more than 39,000 of those arrivals were reported living in 175 collective sites and are in urgent need of assistance.
The World Food Programme said it reached 750,000 people displaced by fighting in 2024, has leased a warehouse in the Beqaa to ensure winter access and has facilitated 17 interagency convoys since Sept. 23. WFP said it is pre-positioning supplies close to hard-to-reach areas and planning to provide food and nutrition assistance to some 2.8 million people in the coming weeks.
In Syria, the U.N. refugee agency reported distributions of core relief and winter items to families in Damascus, Homs and Idlib governorates and to internally displaced people in Raqqa and al-Hasakah governors.
Why it matters: Continued military activity near the Blue Line, repeated displacement and restricted access to assistance raise urgent protection and relief needs for vulnerable civilians across southern Lebanon and border areas.
What was not decided: The briefing recorded reports and requests for full implementation of past resolutions; there was no new council resolution or binding decision announced at the briefing.
Provenance: The article is based on UNIFIL and humanitarian agency summaries recorded in the U.N. briefing transcript.
The U.N. spokesperson said U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) reported Israeli Defense Forces activity north of the Blue Line and a Lebanese Armed Forces redeployment in Shama in the western sector. The mission urged a timely withdrawal of the IDF and full implementation of Security Council Resolution 1701, and said it continues mandated monitoring and reporting of violations.
Humanitarian agencies briefed the council that nearly 124,000 people remain displaced in Lebanon and that more than 4,000 people are in 42 collective shelters. The International Organization for Migration reported arrivals to Hirmel in northeastern Lebanon of about 90,000 people, including some 20,000 Lebanese nationals; more than 39,000 of those arrivals were reported living in 175 collective sites and are in urgent need of assistance.
The World Food Programme said it reached 750,000 people displaced by fighting in 2024, has leased a warehouse in the Beqaa to ensure winter access and has facilitated 17 interagency convoys since Sept. 23. WFP said it is pre-positioning supplies close to hard-to-reach areas and planning to provide food and nutrition assistance to some 2.8 million people in the coming weeks.
In Syria, the U.N. refugee agency reported distributions of core relief and winter items to families in Damascus, Homs and Idlib governorates and to internally displaced people in Raqqa and al-Hasakah governors.
Why it matters: Continued military activity near the Blue Line, repeated displacement and restricted access to assistance raise urgent protection and relief needs for vulnerable civilians across southern Lebanon and border areas.
What was not decided: The briefing recorded reports and requests for full implementation of past resolutions; there was no new council resolution or binding decision announced at the briefing.
Provenance: The article is based on UNIFIL and humanitarian agency summaries recorded in the U.N. briefing transcript.
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