Susan Ville📌 As of MAR-17, more than 125,000 people have crossed from #lebanon into #syria, acc to latest #data from the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) #displacement #tracking (DTM)
🔹 Around half are #children
🔹 About 7,000 are Lebanese
🔹 ⚠️ IOM calls on the international community to urgently increase support to meet immediate needs, strengthen preparedness
#news #emergencyresponse #refugees #migration
Source: IOM #press 👇🏽
https://www.iom.int/news/over-125000-cross-syria-border-lebanon-half-are-children
Over 125,000 Cross Syria Border from Lebanon, Half are Children
Geneva, 18 March 2026 – As of 17 March, more than 125,000 people have crossed from Lebanon into Syria, according to the latest data from the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) Displacement Tracking Matrix in Syria. Around half are children. Most are Syrian nationals, while about 7,000 are Lebanese, underscoring the widening regional impact of the conflict.