Lebanon

UNHCR in Lebanon strives to maintain a dignified protection space for 1.5 million refugees amid worsening socio-economic conditions, focusing on comprehensive solutions aligned with global frameworks.

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UNHCR staff members talk to families arriving from Lebanon at the Jdaidet Yabous border crossing in Syria. Following the intensification of Israeli bombings in Lebanon since 23 September 2024, thousands of Syrian and Lebanese people have crossed into Syria, fleeing the violence. UNHCR is scaling up support for the growing number of displaced. © UNHCR/Ola Kabalan
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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 ten 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.

Since late September 2024, UNHCR is responding to the needs of people displaced by an escalation in hostilities in Lebanon. For the latest updates, please refer to the operational updates published on this page or visit the Middle East and North Africa regional page.

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Populations

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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.

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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 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 Impact Area

Protect: Attaining favourable protection environments
Respond: Realizing rights in safe environments
Empower: Empowering communities and achieving gender equality
Solve: Securing solutions

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 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

Protect: Attaining favourable protection environments
Respond: Realizing rights in safe environments
Empower: Empowering communities and achieving gender equality
Solve: Securing solutions

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

Budget by Impact Area

Protect: Attaining favourable protection environments
Respond: Realizing rights in safe environments
Empower: Empowering communities and achieving gender equality
Solve: Securing solutions

Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas

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