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Source: United Nations – United Nations –
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March 10, 2026 Peace and security
According to UN agencies, fighting in Lebanon is intensifying amid a regional escalation. The death toll is growing literally by the hour, with many of the dead and wounded being women and children.
"In the past 24 hours alone, 106 people have been killed in more than 100 airstrikes reportedly carried out by Israeli forces in the governorates of South Lebanon and Nabatiyeh (north and south of the Litani River), as well as the city of Baalbek, the Bekaa Valley and the southern suburbs of Beirut," the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a statement, citing Lebanese authorities.
Growing number of displaced persons, refugees and returnees
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reports a rapid increase in the number of refugees and displaced people in the Middle East as ongoing conflict forces people to flee their homes.
In Iran, refugee reception centers remain open, but access is limited due to the deteriorating security situation. Thousands of people are seeking assistance through UNHCR hotlines. Afghan refugees report severe restrictions on movement, rising food prices, and loss of income.
In Lebanon, nearly 700,000 people have been forced to flee their homes. More than 117,000 people are currently staying in hundreds of collective shelters, most of which are already nearing capacity.
UNHCR has provided essential supplies to tens of thousands of displaced people.
The agency also reports that more than 70,000 Syrians and several thousand Lebanese have crossed the border into Syria, while Afghan refugees continue to return home from Iran.
In Turkey, UN staff are monitoring the situation in the Van-Ağrı-Hakkari border area. Crossing points remain open, but the flow of arrivals has dropped to approximately 1,300 people per day.
The Agarak crossing on the border between Armenia and Iran is also open, with small groups of people continuing to cross the border in both directions.
According to UNHCR, there are already around 25 million displaced and returnee people in the region as a whole, and the current crisis is only worsening the situation.
Black Rain in Iran
As bombings and drone strikes continue across the Middle East, the World Health Organization (WHO) is warning of public health risks from Israeli and US attacks on oil infrastructure in Tehran, as well as Iran's retaliatory strikes in the Persian Gulf.
"Black rain and the acid rain that accompanies it do pose a danger to the population, especially to the respiratory system," WHO representative Christian Lindmeier said at a briefing in Geneva.
"We are in contact with hospitals and authorities, and the Iranian authorities have already issued a warning urging people to stay indoors," he added.
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