Lebanon’s pregnant women and girls face growing risks in shelters, warns UN agency |

Pregnant women and girls in Lebanon’s shelters face trauma, harassment and disease, UN humanitarians have warned.

With war still raging in Lebanon, 1.2 million people have been forced to seek safety in hundreds of shelters across the country.

And although 60 per cent of the country’s public schools have been converted into places of refuge for those who’ve fled displacement orders and bombing, there just aren’t enough shelters for everyone.

This problem affects women and girls the most as they are at risk of disease and sexual assault, warned UNFPA, the UN agency for sexual and reproductive health services.

With more, here’s Pamela Di Camillo, UNFPA’s Representative ad interim for Lebanon, who’s been telling UN News’s Nancy Sarkis about the harsh conditions that women – especially those who are pregnant – are facing.