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UN extends Lebanon flash appeal, notes UNIFIL‑area withdrawals and Lebanese redeployments
Summary
The United Nations said the monitoring mechanism for the cessation of hostilities in Lebanon met and reported Israeli withdrawals near Nikkora alongside increased Lebanese Armed Forces deployments; the UN also extended a flash appeal covering about $371 million to help 1 million people from January–March 2025.
The United Nations said the monitoring mechanism for the cessation of hostilities in Lebanon met and reported developments on the ground, including Israeli Defence Forces withdrawals from areas around Nikkora and the redeployment of Lebanese Armed Forces to positions in Nikkora and Alma Al Shab.
The UN said UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) supported the redeployment of Lebanese forces to positions in those areas after Israeli forces withdrew. The peacekeepers continue to liaise with both parties to “deconflict and support the full implementation of Security Council Resolution 1701,” the spokesperson said.
On the humanitarian front the UN and partners extended a flash appeal that had been launched Oct. 1, 2024, for a further three months covering January–March 2025. The extended flash appeal requests about $371,000,000 to provide assistance and protection to approximately 1,000,000 people in Lebanon, including Lebanese, Syrians, Palestinian refugees in Lebanon and Palestinian refugees from Syria, as well as migrants, the spokesperson said.
The UN also said that more than one month since the cessation of hostilities some 880,000 displaced people have started to return to their homes, while nearly 125,000 people remain displaced outside their areas of origin, including in more than 60 villages and areas for which the Israeli army continues to advise civilians not to return.
Why it matters: The finance request and troop movements have immediate implications for humanitarian planning, civil‑military coordination in southern Lebanon and the pace at which displaced people can safely return home.
Details and context: The UN described the extended appeal as covering multi‑sector needs; it referenced Security Council Resolution 1701 as the framework for UNIFIL’s mandate. UNIFIL continues to coordinate with the parties in the area of operations and monitor implementation of the cessation of hostilities.
