WFP Lebanon Country Brief, April 2026

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

• Demonstrating strong operational agility and within less than 24 hours of mass displacement, WFP activated cash transfers and food assistance in shelters, reaching 440,000 conflict-affected individuals in March, while maintaining its regular programmes to reach in total 893,000 individuals.
• As needs continue to outpace initial planning assumptions, WFP requires immediate, flexible, and front-loaded funding at scale to sustain and expand assistance in a highly fluid operational environment.

SITUATION OVERVIEW

• The intensity and scale of the conflict in South Lebanon dramatically escalated on 02 March 2026, with large military activities targeting South, Bekaa and the Southern Suburbs of Beirut causing massive displacement, casualties, and widespread destruction.
• As of end of March, almost 136,000 Internally Displaced People were staying in 666 shelters while hundreds of thousands more sought refuge with families and friends, or were staying in informal shelters or in public spaces. In parallel, 175,200 Syrians and 27,400 Lebanese have crossed into Syria through official borders in March, with 48,900 Syrian refugees indicating an intention to return permanently.
• The updated IPC projection for April–August 2026 indicates a sharp deterioration in the food security situation in Lebanon, with 1.24 million people (24 percent of the population) projected to be acute food insecure, up from 17 percent projected up to March. The increase is driven by sustained conflict and displacement, deepening economic contraction, rising food prices, agricultural losses, and reduced humanitarian assistance coverage expected from mid‑2026. Despite adequate national food availability, declining access and purchasing power are worsening outcomes across conflict‑affected and urban areas.

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