36 percent of the Lebanese population (1,380,000 people) is experiencing extreme poverty. (7) Since October 2019, the Lebanese pound has lost more than 95 percent of its value, placing Lebanon amongst the top 5 economic crises globally according to the World Bank. (8) Food prices have skyrocketed throughout the crisis, increasing 400 percent in 2020 alone. (9) In July 2021, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned that Lebanon’s water system is on the verge of collapse, with more than 70 percent of the country facing critical water shortages. In January 2019, 1,000 Lebanese pounds bought 4 liters of water. By August 2021, it only bought half a liter. (10) In October 2022, Lebanon reported its first cholera cases in 30 years, with 5,819 suspected and confirmed cases and 23 deaths reported by December 31, 2022. (11) Dire fuel shortages plague Lebanon, leading the American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut’s top hospital and one of the leading medical centers in the region, to issue a warning in August 2021 that hundreds of patients would die if they failed to secure enough fuel to keep their generators running. (12) The United Nations has reported that, as of December 2022, the mass exodus of public health workers from Lebanon has continued with devastating effect, with approximately 40 percent of doctors, 15 percent of specialized neonatal intensive care unit nurses, and 30 percent of midwives leaving the country over the course of the crisis. This has resulted in critical gaps in the quality, availability, and accessibility of health care for the population. (13) The combined crises have strained many of Lebanon’s public institutions to the breaking point, including the Lebanese Army, whose budget and soldiers’ salaries have been devastated by the devaluation of the Lebanese pound. (14) On October 14, 2021, gunmen fired on a crowd of protestors gathered near the Beirut Justice Palace sparking heavy armed clashes in nearby neighborhoods. The ensuing fighting killed at least 7 individuals and