UNHCR's multi-year strategy in Lebanon strives to uphold the dignity and protection of 1.5 million refugees, amidst a challenging socio-economic landscape. Aligned with global frameworks like the Global Compact on Refugees and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the strategy emphasizes the principle of "Leave No One Behind."
Despite UNHCR's expanded assistance coverage, nine out of 10 refugee households in Lebanon live in extreme poverty, grappling with hyperinflation and dwindling socio-economic conditions. Escalating poverty levels and competition for resources risk exacerbating inter-communal tensions and shrinking the refugee protection space.
In response, UNHCR's strategy focuses on preserving the protection space, enhancing social cohesion, and enabling solutions for refugees. These efforts include improving access to resettlement and complementary pathways, along with upholding the right to voluntary return in safety and dignity. UNHCR's strategic direction, centered on protecting, responding, empowering, and solving, aims to address the complex challenges facing refugees in Lebanon and ensure their dignified stay and well-being.
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Populations
Population types
Note: The "Stateless" category does not include stateless people who are also in other categories, to avoid double counting. The total number of stateless, across all categories, is .
NB: 2023 figures are planning figures.
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder for years until 2022, UNHCR planning figures (COMPASS) otherwise.
Population by country
NB: 2023 figures are planning figures.
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder for years until 2022, UNHCR planning figures (COMPASS) otherwise.
Population by origin
NB: 2023 figures are planning figures.
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder for years until 2022, UNHCR planning figures (COMPASS) otherwise.
Financials
Budget and expenditure trend
Source: 2024 budget and 2023 current budget are taken from the budget document approved by UNHCR's Executive Committee in October 2023.
Budget by pillar
Budget by Impact Area
Source: 2023 budget as approved by the Executive Committee in October 2022.
2022 current budget as approved by the High Commissioner as of October 2022; pending presentation to the ExCom's Standing Committee.
Budget by objective
Note: The table presents the budget for this operation broken down at the objective level. Resource allocation at the objective level is subject to change during the course of the year as the operational situation evolves and priorities shift. The current budget, reflected in the bottom line of this table, is updated on a monthly basis and is replaced by the final budget at year-end.
Expenditure by Outcome Area
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
Source: 2023 budget as approved by the Executive Committee in October 2022.
2022 current budget as approved by the High Commissioner as of October 2022; pending presentation to the ExCom's Standing Committee.
Budget by Impact Area
Source: 2024 budget and 2023 current budget are taken from the budget document approved by UNHCR's Executive Committee in October 2023.
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
Narratives
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UNHCR GIS data is publicly accessible in the Operational Data Portal