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Lebanon's food security crisis and displacement 'going to have a lasting effect'

Lebanon Humanitarian Crisis Food Insecurity

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“Anne Valand, World Food Programme Lebanon Deputy Country Director”
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Multiple independent web sources identify Anne Valand as a leadership figure for WFP Lebanon. One source explicitly names her 'Deputy Country Director' and another 'Country Director', while a third identifies her as 'Head of Programme'. The consistency across different platforms confirms her role in the WFP Lebanon leadership.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ferdinando Sardella, born July 16, 1960, in Vicenza, Italy, is an Italian scholar of the history of religions, Hinduism, and religious studies, the former director and coordinator of the Forum for Sou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinando_Sardella
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web search NEUTRAL — WFP Lebanon Deputy Country Director Anne Valand works with staff to deliver meals to hungry people. Photo: WFP/Khadija Dia.In Lebanon, WFP was delivering hot food, fresh bread and ready-to-eat meals t…
https://www.wfp.org/stories/how-middle-east-conflict-fuellin…
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web search NEUTRAL — 7. SOUNDBITE (English) Anne Valand, WFP Lebanon Country Director: “Being prepared for crises is part of WFP’s bread and butter. So, we were able to quickly activate both the food and the cash response…
https://media.un.org/unifeed/en/asset/d354/d3541979
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“1.24 million face acute hunger, the highest level ever recorded in the country.”
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Three independent web sources (including Al Jazeera) confirm the figure of 1.24 million people facing acute hunger (IPC Phase 3 or worse). The evidence specifically links this to a UN-backed report and the ongoing conflict escalation.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A war between Israel and Hezbollah took place in Lebanon during 2024 amid the Middle Eastern crisis. The war began in September 2024 following nearly 12 months of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Lebanon_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 2 March 2026, there has been an ongoing war in Lebanon between Israel and the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah. It is a resumption of major fighting in the Hezbollah–Israel conflict that b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lebanon, officially the Lebanese Republic, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon
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