News Center_As the attacks in Lebanon continue for over a hundred days, the repercussions of war on children are escalating. Hundreds of thousands of them face death, injury,displacement, and psychological trauma,amid UN warning of the collapse of their sense of safety and the threat to an entire generation’s future.

The UNICEF Representive in Lebanon announced today, Tuesday, June 17, that children in Lebanon have experienced over the past three months ordeals that no child should ever endure, Many have been forced to flee their homes multiple times, witnessed violence firsthand, lost loved ones, and watched their schools, communities, and even their sense of safety crumble before their eyes.

In a statement issued by the UN official regarding the ongoing suffering of children in Lebanon after more than 100 days of Israeli attacks, he noted that since March 2 of this year, with hostilities escalating for over 100 days, 247 children have been killed and 992 others injured_ an average of 12 children killed or wounded daily.

He pointed out that behind these shocking numbers lie stories of children who lost their lives or whose lives were changed forever, and families facing devastating losses, psychological trauma, and a state of uncertainty. He added that numbers alone cannot convey the full scale of thist crisis.

The statement explained that beyoung the children killed or injured in recent attacks, there is an entire generation whose childhood has been affected. Children’s sense of safety_ a fundamental right every child needs to grow and thrive_ is being profoundly undermined.

He affirmed that with renewed hope for an end to hostilities, children need more than just a cessation of violence. They need protection, sustainable support to ensure access to essential services, and a clear and continuous path toward recovery and a safer future.

According to the UN official, destruction continues to spread widely across the country, affecting homes, schools, and essential services, including water, sanitation, and hygiene systems—exacerbating already immense humanitarian needs.

Regarding the suffering of more than 770,000 children experiencing increasing psychological pressures due to repeated exposure to violence, loss, and displacement, he stated that many children in Lebanon remain unable to return to their homes due to ongoing attacks and the danger of unexploded ordnance. He affirmed that the scale of physical and psychological harm being documented is "unacceptable," and that children continue to pay a heavy price for this war.

He stressed that ending violence is essential for restoring access to education and other basic services, and for giving children a chance to recover and build a safer future. He added that the true cost of this crisis will not be measured solely by lives lost today, but also by the opportunities that may be lost tomorrow.

He renewed his urgent call for a sustainable cessation of hostilities to protect children from further harm, to safeguard schools, hospitals, water networks, and other civilian infrastructure, to ensure humanitarian access and respect for international law, and to give Lebanon's children a chance to recover and reclaim their future.