IPC Alert: Nearly 2 million Lebanese residents and Syrian refugees experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity
The first Lebanon IPC Acute Food Insecurity Analysis indicated that, between September and December 2022, about 1.98 million Lebanese residents and Syrian refugees (37 percent of the analyzed population) are in IPC Phase 3 (Crisis) or above and require urgent humanitarian action to reduce food gaps, protect and restore livelihoods and prevent acute malnutrition.
Between January and April 2023, about 2.26 million people (42% of the analyzed population) are expected to face high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above), impacted by a further deterioration of the economic situation and depreciation of the Lebanese Pound (LBP), protracted inflation, and soaring international prices
Overview
The first Lebanon IPC Acute Food Insecurity Analysis indicated that, between September and December 2022, about 1.98 million Lebanese residents and Syrian refugees corresponding to 37 percent of the analyzed population, are in IPC Phase 3 (Crisis) or above. A total of 306,000 people (6 percent) are in IPC Phase 4 (Emergency) and 1.68 million people (31 percent) in IPC Phase 3 (Crisis). Population classified in IPC Phase 3 (Crisis) or above require urgent humanitarian action to reduce food gaps, protect and restore livelihoods and prevent acute malnutrition. 1.29 million Lebanese residents (33 percent of the resident population) and 0.7 million Syrian refugees (46 percent of the total total number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon) are estimated to be in IPC Phase 3 (Crisis) or above between September and December 2022.
The analysis projected that, between January and April 2023, about 2.26 million people, corresponding to 42 percent of the analyzed population are expected to face high levels of food insecurity IPC Phase 3 (Crisis) or above, impacted by a further deterioration of the economic situation and depreciation of the Lebanese Pound (LBP), protracted inflation, and soaring international prices. The analysis estimated that 354,000 individuals (7 percent) are expected to face Emergency acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 4), and 1.91 million (36 percent) are expected to be in IPC Phase 3 (Crisis). Specifically, 1.46 million Lebanese resident (38 percent of the resident population) and 0.80 million Syrian refugees (53 percent of total number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon) are projected in IPC Phase 3 (Crisis) or above.