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The Lebanon 2026 Protection Emergency Response – Situation Report #6 provides a comprehensive overview of the evolving protection context and humanitarian response between 2 March and 1 May 2026. The report highlights increasingly volatile and cyclical displacement patterns following the ceasefire, with many families unable to safely return due to widespread infrastructure damage, service collapse, and ongoing insecurity. Particular concern is raised over overcrowded collective shelters, rising protection risks, and the emergence of coping strategies such as “night displacement.”
Across protection, child protection, and gender-based violence (GBV) sectors, over 158,000 displaced individuals have been reached with services, including psychosocial support, awareness sessions, dignity kits, and protection cash assistance. The report underscores significant protection risks, including documentation barriers, movement restrictions, psychological distress, and increased exposure to exploitation, especially among women, children, and marginalized groups.
Child protection concerns remain severe, with heightened risks of family separation, child labour, and early marriage, while GBV risks—particularly intimate partner violence and harassment—are exacerbated by overcrowding, economic stress, and limited access to safe and private services. Despite ongoing efforts such as GBV safety audits, community engagement, and capacity building, major operational challenges persist.
The report concludes by outlining critical gaps in funding, access, and service delivery, particularly in areas of return and for populations outside collective shelters. It calls for scaled-up protection monitoring, enhanced community outreach, and increased investment in mental health, inclusive services, and safe spaces to address the growing and complex protection needs across Lebanon.