WFP Lebanon Situation Report - September 2025

OPERATIONAL CONTEXT

One year since the hostilities escalated in Lebanon on 23 September 2024, the security situation remains volatile. Over 150,000 people remain internally displaced from their villages, struggling with rising rents and economic hardship.

Since the political transition in Syria in December 2024, around 278,000 Syrians have returned from Lebanon. In July, the Government of Lebanon, with support from UN agencies, initiated a voluntary return plan. By late September 2025, nearly 119,000 Syrians had registered to return, primarily to Homs, Idleb and Damascus and Rural Damascus, with around 17,300 receiving cash grants to support their return, a 175 percent increase in return processing compared to August 2025. At the same time, a new displacement wave from Syria has strained resources. According to UNHCR, more than 100,000 Syrians have fled to Lebanon, since December 2024. However, as reported by local authorities in Lebanon and based on field observations, this figure is underestimated due to registration challenges and limited monitoring.

Food security in Lebanon continues to be undermined by conflict aftershocks, inflation, economic stagnation, and widening funding gaps. As a result, and as per the sixth IPC Acute Food Insecurity Analysis in Lebanon, food insecurity is projected to rise, with 1.24 million people (23 percent of the population) expected to face acute food insecurity between July and October 2025.

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