Hostilities in Lebanon escalated, with intense airstrikes across multiple areas north and south of the Litani river (South, Nabatieh, Beirut, Bekaa, Baalbek-El Hermel, Mount Lebanon, and Akkar) on the 2 nd of March 2026.
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a generous, first-ever in-kind contribution of rice from the Government of the Republic of Korea to support vulnerable families and schoolchildren across Lebanon.
The hostilities in the Tartous, Lattakia, Homs, and Hama Governorates of Syria in early March 2025 have forcibly displaced thousands of vulnerable families into the North and Akkar Governorates of North Lebanon.
With the winter season approaching, the Lebanon Response Plan (LRP) partners are coordinating interventions to address seasonal needs amid compounding crises. The operating context remains marked by protracted economic decline, a fragile political and security environment, and the continued erosion of household coping capacities across all population groups.
In collaboration with the Lebanese American University’s Civic Engagement students, Medrar Foundation launched an awareness program titled “Health on a Budget”, aimed at educating communities on how to maintain and improve their health through affordable and practical approaches.
Lebanon is currently facing drought-like conditions not seen in recent decades, with rainfall down by more than 50 per cent and reservoirs at alarmingly low levels.
Lebanon remained in the grip of a worsening humanitarian crisis during the first half of 2025, driven by prolonged economic collapse, persistent conflict, and regional instability.
The mid-year 2025 Nutrition sector dashboard summarizes the progress made by the sector partners involved in the Lebanon Response Plan (LRP), identifies key challenges and priorities, and highlights trends affecting people in need.
Action Against Hunger has been working for months in the collective shelters to ensure that there is food, clean water, hygiene products and other essential items to maintain health and prevent disease outbreak.
Between April and June 2025, 1.17 million people (21 percent of the population) are projected to face acute food insecurity, down from 1.65 million (30 percent) in March 2025.
With continued support, we can help Lebanese families return to their homes and rebuild their lives with dignity. Together, we stand committed to delivering life-saving assistance and fostering resilience in the face of hardship.
Improvement in assortment, availability and resilience of supply chains in South and Baalbek-El Hermel saw market functionality back at par with national levels by December 2024.
918,769 people displaced within Lebanon back in their cadaster of origin while 115,234 people remain displaced outside their cadaster of origin as of 12 February.
With the escalation of the conflict in September 2024, disruptions to the local economy such as trade, tourism and agricultural production, displacement and limited humanitarian access have emerged a significant compounding factor affecting directly, or indirectly food insecurity of most Lebanese and refugees in the country.
This year represents an extremely precarious moment in Lebanon’s history, with crisis upon crisis affecting the country’s social, economic, and environmental stability.
مع عودة السكان النازحين تدريجياً إلى منازلهم في جنوب لبنان، قدّم جنود حفظ السلام التابعون لليونيفيل من جمهورية كوريا عدداً من المواد الأساسية للسكان في بلدة العباسية، قضاء صور، الأسبوع الماضي.
With displaced residents gradually returning to their homes in south Lebanon, UNIFIL peacekeepers from the Republic of Korea gave out a number of essential items to them in the town of Abbasiyeh, north of Tyre in south Lebanon, last week.
Following the ceasefire, the restoration of economic activity, health services, and improved humanitarian access are expected to reduce the demand for food and health support. However, infrastructure rehabilitation and winter heating are expected to remain priority needs in areas affected by damage.
WFP completed its November emergency cash assistance cycle, leveraging existing safety nets to support an additional 36,000 Lebanese people affected by the conflict. In total, WFP provided emergency cash assistance to 247,000 affected Lebanese people during the November cycle.
