Lebanon: Lebanon's food insecurity persists as economic crisis continues (May - October 2023) Published on August 7, 2023

Overview

The second IPC Acute Food Insecurity Analysis conducted in Lebanon in May 2023 estimated that, in the current analysis period between May and October 2023, about 1.4 million Lebanese, Syrian and Palestine refugees in Lebanon (PRL) and Palestine Refugees from Syria (PRS) are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity and were classified in IPC Phase 3 (Crisis) or above, corresponding to 25 percent of the analyzed population. A total of 112,000 people (2 percent) were classified in IPC Phase 4 (Emergency) and about 1.3 million people (23 percent) in IPC Phase 3 (Crisis). A total of 811,000 Lebanese (21 percent of the resident population), 540,000 Syrian refugees (36 percent of the Syrian refugee population in Lebanon), 54,000 PRL (30 percent of the PRL in Lebanon) and 11,000 PRS (35 percent of the PRS in Lebanon) were estimated to be in IPC Phase 3 (Crisis) or above between May and October 2023. Population classified in IPC Phase 3 (Crisis) or above require urgent humanitarian action to reduce food gaps, diversify food intake, protect, and restore livelihoods, and prevent acute malnutrition.