Ezaa Az-Zain at Food System Summit
The Chairwoman of the Lebanese Parliament's Women and Childhood Committee, Amna El-Zein, affirmed that the ongoing Israeli attacks on agricultural and environmental sectors constitute war crimes that threaten the livelihoods of thousands of families. She called for the adoption of a comprehensive approach to food security that goes beyond temporary aid, aiming to protect the populations' ability to produce and access food sustainably, especially in the affected southern regions of Lebanon. She emphasized the importance of involving women in designing response plans and supporting rural and farming women, with a focus on restoring agricultural lands after the Israeli occupation ends. Additionally, she presented the food systems program initiated in the city of Tyre in 2024, which provided support to women farmers both agriculturally and psychologically. There remains hope that residents will return to their lands and farms once security threats subside.
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