Lebanon's economic crisis erodes children's basic rights: UN report

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Lebanon's economic crisis erodes children's basic rights: UN report

STORY: Lebanon's economic crisis erodes children's basic rights: UN report DATELINE: Aug. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:28 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): EDOUARD BEIGBEDER, UNICEF Representative in Lebanon 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): EDOUARD BEIGBEDER, UNICEF Representative in Lebanon 3. various of the press conference STORYLINE: Lebanon's economic crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic have eroded the basic rights of its children, said a report released Thursday by the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF). "Soaring prices and widespread unemployment plunged thousands of families into multidimensional poverty, severely affecting their ability to provide for their children's basic needs, including the right to health, education, protection, play, and recreation," the report said. The report revealed that 84 percent of Lebanese households did not have enough money to cover the necessities; 38 percent reduced expenses on education, up from 26 percent

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