“Every minute felt endless”: Pregnant women displaced in Lebanon carry life through crisis

Country: Lebanon Source: United Nations Population Fund SOUTHERN GOVERNORATES, Lebanon – At seven months pregnant, 26-year-old Rima* fled her home in southern Lebanon amid intense bombing. “We left suddenly, with only the clothes we were wearing,” she said. “There was no time to think. We were terrified.” Despite a declared ceasefire, hostilities and widespread displacement are ongoing in Lebanon. Critical infrastructure and key transport routes have been destroyed, isolating pregnant women and