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Asharq Al-Awsat
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UN: Lebanon Crisis Robbing Young People of their Futures

Students leave their school in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

More than four in 10 young Lebanese over just a 12-month period, reduced spending on education to buy basic food, medicine and other essential items, and nearly a third, have been forced to stop studying altogether, a UN report said Friday.

The report by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) showed how the crisis is forcing young people to drop out of school and engage in ill-paid, irregular work just to survive and help feed their families.

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