One child out of two in Lebanon is at risk of physical, emotional, or sexual violence, according to UNICEF
In an October survey, 12 percent of families questioned said that they sent at least one child to work, up from 9 percent six months previously.
"One in two children in Lebanon is at serious risk of physical, emotional, or sexual violence, as families struggle to cope in the country’s deepening crisis," the UN Children's Fund said on Friday. Children as young as six are working on farms and families seeking dowries are marrying off young girls.
The report said new threats against children were appearing such as "destitute families abandoning babies in the streets and children facing increased risk of abduction".
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