UNHCR: Despite announced ceasefire, more people are forced to flee their homes in Lebanon

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UNHCR: Despite announced ceasefire, more people are forced to flee their homes in Lebanon

This is a summary of what was said by Karolina Lindholm Billing, UNHCR Representative in Lebanon – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

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Vehicles head southwards from the southern Lebanese city of Sidon on 17 April, the day of an announced ceasefire.

©UNHCR / Elie Arja

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In an interview with @CBCNews, UNHCR Representative in Lebanon @KarolinaBilling shares an update on the humanitarian situation in the country.

Watch her interview here👇https://t.co/7Q69hnpWTm
— UNHCR Lebanon (@UNHCRLebanon) April 24, 2026

Le soutien de la 🇫🇷 France permet aux équipes du HCR d’apporter une aide vitale aux familles qui en ont le plus besoin au Liban.

Merci à l’Ambassadeur @Herve_Magro ! Cet envoi témoigne de la solidarité de l’État français. https://t.co/Fh1gJKydDP
— Karolina L Billing (@KarolinaBilling) April 23, 2026