Peace and Reconciliation Lebanon Project #66916

Support for Crisis in Lebanon

Project Report | Jul 7, 2025
Lebanon Humanitarian Update - July 2025

By Ehab Elsawaf | Deputy Director of Development

Thank you for your support of this project, I'm writing to share some updates on the current situation and ActionAid's response.

Tensions continue along Lebanon’s southern border, where military operations remain active in some areas despite calls for ceasefire. Roughly one million internally displaced people (IDPs) have returned home, while over 82,000 remain displaced. Additionally, around 39,800 Syrians have recently arrived in Northern Lebanon from conflict-affected areas in Syria, now spread across 35 locations. Food insecurity levels dropped slightly in early 2025, however projections now show a rise by July of 2025, with 1.24 million people expected to face acute food insecurity due to conflict shocks, inflation, and reduced humanitarian funding.

The broader regional security situation remains unstable following recent hostilities. Lebanon has experienced indirect impacts, including debris landings and air travel disruptions due to airspace closures.

ActionAid and partners, while finalizing preparedness plans across the country in the event of further development, are currently responding in Beirut, Mount Lebanon, Tripoli, West Beqaa, Sahel Akkar, and Jabal Mohsen through multipurpose cash assistance, emergency shelter and WASH support, psychosocial care, legal services, and youth empowerment initiatives.

To date, in 2025, 11,742 individuals (2,069 households) have been reached—primarily Lebanese, but also Palestinian and Syrian refugees. Key assistance includes hygiene kits (4,825), sleeping kits (2,905), and vocational training for youth. Our response continues to prioritize displaced populations and vulnerable host communities, particularly women and children.

We are grateful for your partnership during these challenging times.

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Feb 6, 2025
An Adaptable Approach to Humanitarian Response

By Ehab Elsawaf | Senior Major Gifts Officer, ActionAid USA

Thank you for your support of this project, I’m writing to share some updates on ActionAid’s work in Lebanon.

Lebanon is currently grappling with a severe humanitarian crisis, exacerbated by ongoing conflict and mass displacement. The situation is particularly dire in areas like Jeb Janine in the Bekaa region and Beirut, where vulnerable populations, including refugees fleeing violence from the South, are in urgent need of assistance. These displaced individuals, many of whom have taken refuge in collective shelters, face daily challenges related to access to basic needs such as food, water, hygiene, and shelter. As the situation evolves, and continues to disrupt the lives of many, ActionAid and its local partner organizations are stepping in to provide vital support to those in need.

In response to the escalating crisis, we have launched a comprehensive emergency relief effort that focuses on providing immediate aid to vulnerable families, with particular attention to women and girls. Key actions include rapid needs assessments, distribution of essential supplies like mattresses, blankets, pillows, food baskets, and dignity kits, as well as psychosocial support services. This plan specifically targets displaced individuals in three collective shelters in Tripoli, Northern Lebanon, and in Beirut, ensuring that families in need receive food, water, sleeping supplies, and hygiene items, and is uniquely designed to remain flexible and adaptable, adjusting as the situation evolves to meet the ever-changing needs on the ground in real time.

Looking ahead, ActionAid and our partners will continue to address both the immediate and long-term needs of displaced individuals in Lebanon. Our plans include continuing the provision of essential items, expanding psychosocial support services, and increasing partnerships with other local and international organizations to maximize resources and resource allocation.

In times of extreme crisis, especially those that change day-to-day, your support is integral to our efforts to create a flexible, needs-based approach to humanitarian response that is both timely and effective. Thank you for standing in solidarity with the people of Lebanon during this critical time.

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