A Generation at Risk: The Impacts of Lebanon's Escalating Humanitarian Crisis on Children.
Front Public Health
; 9: 704678, 2021.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1394843
ABSTRACT
Lebanon is in the midst of a rapidly escalating, unprecedented humanitarian crisis that is plunging the country deep into poverty and threatens population well-being, economic development, social welfare and national and regional stability. The dire situation is due to the compounding effects of the August 2020 Beirut blast, massive economic collapse and the COVID-19 pandemic, in a setting of longstanding entrenched political corruption and a dysfunctional, mismanaged crisis response by the state. This current emergency occurs on the background of a turbulent history and complex regional geopolitical context - including the Syrian refugee crisis, the ongoing influence of foreign actors and their local proxies, the United-States-imposed sanctions, endemic corruption, a culture of nepotism and entitlement among the political dynasties, dysfunctional power-sharing and deep-seated sectarian divides. With over half the population now living in poverty, a generation of children are among those at risk. This Perspective provides a brief overview of Lebanon's current complex humanitarian crisis, discusses the impacts of the evolving situation on youth and proposes a suite of recommendations to mitigate the effects.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Refugees
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Adolescent
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Child
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Humans
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Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Front Public Health
Year:
2021
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Article
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Fpubh.2021.704678
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