Attachments
Lutheran World Relief Response Efforts
LWR initiated emergency response interventions in partnership with four local implementing partners: Caritas Lebanon (CL), Michel Daher Social Foundation (MDSF), Makhzoumi Foundation (MF), and Development for People and Nature Association (DPNA), with three areas of focus: WASH, MHPSS, Food Security and NFIs. In collaboration with Caritas Lebanon, LWR will be supporting 42,000 IDPs across the country through the distribution of 4 containers of material resources including quilts, personal care kits, school kits, baby kits and fabric kits. The WASH component aims to improve hygiene and sanitation conditions for 500 Lebanese (IDPs) in five school/shelter settings in Zahle-Bekaa Area. This includes providing access to personal hygiene items and clean water through installing showers (two showers per school, totaling ten) and gas refilling over three weeks. To mitigate waterborne diseases, three out of the five schools (serving 300 IDPs) will benefit from water purifiers. Additionally, MHPSS sessions will be conducted to help build resilience among IDPs, reducing trauma and stress, with
participants segregated as follows:160 women, 160 men, and 180 children. Two environmental awareness days will also be held to help reduce the environmental impact of displacement. In the northern Beirut and Mount Lebanon governorates, a total of 160 IDPs will receive shelter and hygiene kits, while 100 IDPs will benefit from menstrual pads and packages. Additionally, 150 IDPs will receive food packages, and 25 households (totaling 125 IDPs) will be provided with fuel for heating. LWR will focus on food security in the Saida and Jezzine areas, providing hot meals for 500 IDPs over ten days.
Situation Overview
The humanitarian crisis in Lebanon continues to deteriorate as more than 1.2 million people have been displaced internally since the conflict escalated in early October. The situation has been particularly critical in Nabatieh, Bekaa, Saida, and Beirut’s suburbs, where bombardments have devastated infrastructure and livelihoods. On 16 October, an airstrike in Nabatieh killed 16 people, including local officials coordinating relief efforts, exacerbating the humanitarian crisis. Displaced communities are now struggling with a cholera outbreak in Akkar, raising urgent concerns about disease containment in overcrowded shelters. Public infrastructure is under severe pressure, with schools serving as shelters and hospitals struggling to function amidst staff shortages. Nearly half of Lebanon’s primary health centers have closed due to insecurity, further limiting access to health care.
Key figures
- Displacement: 1,200,000 Lebanese and Non-Lebanese internally displaced (Lebanese PM); More than 410,000 have fled to Syria (70% Syrian, 30% Lebanese) (Lebanese Government)
- Casualties: 2,412 dead and 11,285 wounded (MoPH)
- Health Effects: First cholera case confirmed on 16 October 2024 in Akkar (MoPH-WHO); 45 attacks on health care facilities resulted in 95 health workers killed and disrupted services (UN-Lebanon)