UNHCR Lebanon Emergency Flash Update (22 October 2024)

Key highlights

• In support of the Government-led emergency response, the humanitarian emergency response, the humanitarian community launched a Flash Appeal to community launched a Flash Appeal to enable partners to rapidly deliver enable partners to rapidly deliver humanitarian assistance. The appeal humanitarian assistance. The appeal seeks $425.7 million to assist 1 million seeks $425.7 million to assist 1 million people affected by the crisis over the next people affected by the crisis over the next three months. three months.

• As part of the Interagency response, UNHCR has released an Emergency UNHCR has released an Emergency Appeal for Lebanon, urgently seeking Appeal for Lebanon, urgently seeking to $111 million to scale up the response to $111 million to scale up the response and cover immediate needs across all and cover immediate needs across all vulnerable population groups, including vulnerable population groups, including Lebanese and refugee. Lebanese and refugee.

• UNHCR Emergency Appeal for Lebanon • UNHCR Emergency Appeal for Lebanon includes increased requirements for includes increased requirements for procurement and distribution of core Protection activities, procurement and relief items, cash assistance and distribution of core relief items, cash support to institutions in the response. assistance and support to institutions in the response.

• UNHCR continues calling on all actors to maintain and apply humanitarian • UNHCR continues calling on all actors to principles and allow equal access to maintain and apply humanitarian assistance. principles and allow equal access to assistance.

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