Lebanon - USG Fletcher visit - 1 April 2026

Download full-resolution video

Description
STORY: OCHA / LEBANON FLETCHER VISIT
TRT: 09:03
SORCE: OCHA
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT OCHA ON SCREEN
LANGUAGES: ARABIC / ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 31 MARCH - 01 APRIL 2026, BEIRUT, LEBANON

Shotlist
31 MARCH - 01 APRIL 2026, BEIRUT, LEBANON1. Various shots, USG Fletcher and UN delegation arriving at Omar Onsi Public School,  Collective shelter 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Setta Ayyoub, displaced by conflict: “When they threatened the village (i.e. issued the forced displacement  order) we evacuated and came here.” 3. Various shots, Setta Ayyoub in conversation with USG Fletcher 4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Setta Ayyoub, displaced by conflict: “I didn’t bring anything with me, only our clothes, the ones we wanted to wear.” 5. Med shot, Setta Ayyoub in conversation with USG Fletcher 6. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Setta Ayyoub, displaced by conflict: “And here I fell ill and went to the hospital, because I was already sick and had been  at the hospital suffering a stroke and I had been so tired. I stayed for five days in the ICU.” 7. Med shot, Setta Ayyoub in conversation with USG Fletcher 8. Med shot,Ali Basharoush in conversation with USG Fletcher 9. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ali Basharoush, displaced by conflict: “It’s seven of us, now my aunt came from the south as well so we became a group of about 12 people. We live in Ghobiery, but after the strikes we left our homes and became displaced – you know all the threats include the Ghobeiry area. and we came here. You know, in times of shock we were searching for a place to go to and we came here.” 10. Med shot, Ali Basharoush in conversation with USG Fletcher 11. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ali Basharoush, displaced by conflict: “Grateful the people welcomed us, we are working, they are helping us. No matter how much we are being provided or people are helping,  home remains the best place. Every person finds to prefer their own home.” 12. Various shots, Ali Basharoush in conversation with USG Fletcher 13. Various shots, USG Fletcher touring the shelter and holding focus groups with affected communities 14. Various shots of meal preparation for displaced people at Bir Hassan Hospitality Management School 01 APRIL 2026, SPORTS CITY, BEIRUT, LEBANON15. SOUNDBITE (English) Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA): “Here at Sports City, in Beirut, we're dealing with another influx of displaced overnight where we had three big strikes not far from here. And each time there's another military strike that displaces more families, and that's people arriving with trauma injuries with all sorts of needs. And what's really clear here is we've got to protect humanitarians. We've got to protect health workers. Too many health workers are being killed in this conflict. It's one of the really striking, chilling aspects of military action right now. But when you get here, two things really strike me. One is extraordinary coordination. Sounds boring, but between Government, Lebanese Red cross, UN organizations, local organizations really working together to crunch the data and identify where we can have most impact with our energy and time and resource and that's incredibly impressive to see in action. And then, of course, as with the humanitarian movement, everywhere, it's the volunteers. It's the people closest to the field who are giving up their time and energy and giving so much courage to respond to those whose lives have been ruined. And I just - I'm in awe of them.” 16. Various shots, USG Fletcher talking with recently displaced communities and learning about Lebanese Red Cross activities  
Storyline
USG Fletcher spent the last two days witnessing first-hand the devastating impacts on the conflict that Lebanon has been dragged into on the humanitarian situation in the country. Today he met with Nabih Berri, the Speaker of Parliament. He also visited a collective shelter and met with displaced families and frontline responders, including Lebanese Red Cross staff and ambulance teams.The scale of humanitarian needs continues to outpace available resources. Just $94 million of the $308 million the UN asked for in the recent Flash Appeal was received. United Nations urgently needs more funding to sustain and scale up the operations.United Nations and the humanitarian partners are continuing to do whatever they can to protect and to help people.United Nations have reached thousands of children and their caregivers with psychosocial support and are working to reunite families and alert people to the dangers posed by unexploded ordnances.Fletcher also visited the country’s border with Syria. More than 200,000 people have crossed from Lebanon into Syria since the start of the escalation. Tom Fletcher met with families who have chosen to return to Syria from Lebanon. Many told him of their determination to return to their communities and contribute to rebuilding their country.United Nations and partners on both sides of the border continue to support people on the move and ensure that aid reaches those who need it.