A/HRC/3/2 page 66 284. The right to life also requires for the State party to undertake all efforts to provide health care for all children, including the wounded. Access to health (art. 24 of the Convention on the Rights of the life) is an important issue, because of the disruption of the health system during the conflict and the damage caused to many medical facilities.246 In addition, as a result of the conflict, many children will be disabled for life. This will require the Government of Lebanon to take all necessary measures to ensure physical rehabilitation for the wounded (art. 39 of the Convention) and to grant special measures of protection to disabled children (art. 23 of the Convention). 285. Mental health and psychological recovery (art. 39 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child) are also key issues to be addressed as indicated in the Statement adopted by the Committee on the Rights of the Child on 3 August 2006.247 Projections made by WHO show that a large percentage of the population248 suffer from moderate or severe mental psychological stress, which obviously includes children.249 WHO in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Health and the professional societies (psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and nurses) launched Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergencies workshops in Saida, Tyre and Nabatyieh for primary health-care personnel and physicians with a view to organizing further trainings on a national basis is being contemplated. NGOs are also involved in this matter, such as Save the Children,250 Terre des Hommes251 and Samidoun.252 286. Many children became orphans as a result of this armed conflict and the Lebanese Government will have to undertake all necessary efforts in order to ensure that these children are given special protection and assistance (art. 20 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child). Finally, as already mentioned earlier, the Commission is also afraid that due to the trauma witnessed by many families, domestic violence may increase. To fully implement article 19 of the Convention, the Lebanese Government will have to pay particular attention to this issue. 4. Education 287. The extent of destruction and damage to schools and other educational establishments, in particular throughout southern Lebanon, gave rise to fears that education would be substantially at risk when the school year began again after the summer months. The mixed system of education in Lebanon - public and private - meant that the families of many pupils now needed help in finding school fees. Among those families who could afford it, it was mentioned to the Commission, a number made the decision thenceforward to send their children to school out of the country for reasons of security. 288. In the circumstances, the start of the school year was delayed by some three weeks, until 16-18 October 2006, to allow time for repair, restoration, disinfection, clearance of debris and refurbishment of school buildings. The costs of this were estimated at US$ 44,000,000. Major support came quickly for early recovery efforts, in particular from the United Arab Emirates,253 focusing on rehabilitation of schools and provision of basic equipment. This was accompanied by a Back to School campaign led by UNICEF and the Ministry of Education. 289. Thus it was reported that 85 per cent of children in primary education were able to return to school by 18 October.254 As for the other 15 per cent, it is still not clear how they will continue with their education. Specific problems were encountered in those areas worst hit, particularly along the Blue Line, where children were attending school in neighbouring villages,

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