WFP Lebanon Emergency Response: Situation Report 5 - 24 October 2024

HIGHLIGHTS

• One month into the ongoing escalations, WFP has rapidly responded to the growing needs of the affected people through food and/or cash assistance to 402,000 people across shelters and communities.
• Building on the Government’s Shock Responsive Social Safety Net system and WFP’s extensive cash transfer network, WFP provided emergency cash assistance to over 200,000 individuals, allowing them to meet their urgent basic needs during these critical times.
• WFP led two interagency convoys this week, in collaboration with the logistics cluster UNICEF, UNFPA, and UNHCR. Consisting of 20 trucks, the convoys delivered vital humanitarian assistance to 6,700 individuals affected by the conflict in the South and Baalbek.

IN NUMBERS*

• 402,000 people assisted
• 140 WFP Trucks Delivered 1,089 mt of food across
• US$ 116 million needed until the end of 2024
• 1.79 million meals distributed
• 620 mt of food distributed
• US$ 6.37 million Transferred Cash Assistance

SITUATION UPDATE

• The increased hostilities have further strained Lebanon’s fragile situation and have resulted in over 2,574 deaths and 12,119 injuries since October 2023. Internal tensions in Lebanon have escalated due to competition for assistance among displaced people. This caused rising inter-communal conflict, anti-Syrian sentiment from secondary displacement, and increased insecurity following expanded airstrikes. Misinformation, including false evacuation threats, has fuelled panic, further worsening the situation in host areas.
• Israeli airstrikes have hit several towns across Lebanon, affecting nearly 1.3 million people and causing mass displacement of more than 800,000 people as per IOM. The ongoing conflict has severely impacted the education sector, displacing about 400,000 public and private school students. Additionally, 77 percent of the public schools are not providing educational services due to either being used as shelters or being in directly affected areas.
• To date, 193,000 displaced people are staying in 1,094 shelters, while others are staying with their families, or crossing to Syria and Iraq.
• Refugees face worsening conditions as they have limited access to basic needs. As per the Lebanese General Security, around 491,000 people have reportedly crossed into Syria since 23 September (of which 70 percent Syrians and 30 percent Lebanese). Moreover, almost 16,800 Lebanese arrived in Iraq between 27 September and 19 October 2024, as reported by UNHCR.

*All reported figures are since 23 September

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