Middle East
Lebanon
DRC has been delivering humanitarian and durable solutions programming in response to various crises in Lebanon since 2004, working with Palestinian, Iraqi and Syrian refugees, and also with vulnerable Lebanese host populations, including those affected by the conflict escalation in 2024.
Displacement trends
Source: | UNHCR
Displacement Trends
Definitions
EDPs: Refugees under UNHCR’s mandate
IDPs: Internally displaced persons
Asylum seekers: People whose claims for refugee status have not yet been determined
Stateless: People not considered as nationals by any State
HST: People living in Host Communities
OIP: Others in need of International Protection
OOC: Others of Concern
Forecast
DRC forecasts are based on a machine learning tool that has been developed to predict forced displacement (IDPs, refugees and asylum seekers) at the national level 1-3 years into the future.
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Why we are there
Lebanon continues to face the impacts of successive crises and new cycles of displacement. Throughout the Syria Crisis, Lebanon hosted approximately 1.5 million Syria refugees, the highest refugee per capita ratio globally, while also experiencing an economic and financial collapse since 2019 which has greatly increased the vulnerability of the Lebanese population.
The conflict between Hezbollah and Israel prompted the displacement of over 1 million people in 2024, and ongoing ceasefire violations cause repeated displacement for communities. While some Syrian refugees have returned to Syria, Lebanon has also seen the arrival of new Syrian refugees since the fall of the Assad government.
What we do
DRC Lebanon’s focus is to improve the protective environment and the living conditions of displacement-affected populations, as well as contributing to the achievement of durable solutions.
DRC’s programme in Lebanon provides emergency response to new shocks, addresses ongoing humanitarian needs and develops long term solutions to displacement through protection, economic recovery and mine action initiatives.
DRC works with a range of stakeholders including local and national partners, diaspora and local authorities to ensure programming is grounded in local context and sustainable.
Working in collaboration with
Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Deutsche Gesellshaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit
German Federal Foreign Office
Contact
Sabrina
Derham
Country Director - Lebanon CO