Attachments
Flash Appeal – March to May 2026
The Flash Appeal was launched on Friday, 13 March 2026 to mobilize $308.3 million covering the period March to May 2026. The announcement took place at the Serail in Beirut with the presence of the Secretary General and the Prime Minister, attended by the Government of Lebanon, UN agencies, member states, the international community, and local and international partners. The Flash Appeal aims to provide lifesaving multi-sectoral assistance and protection to up to 1,000,000 people, including affected vulnerable Lebanese, displaced Syrians, Palestine Refugees in Lebanon, Palestinian Refugees from Syria, and migrants. It is fully complementary to, and supportive of, the LRP 2026, which remains the primary planning framework in the country supporting an integrated humanitarian and stabilization response, co-led with the Government. The Flash Appeal is available here and the a summary At a Glance is available here.
Flash Update on Escalation of Hostilities in Lebanon #10 – As of 19 March 2026
This Flash Update reports the extent to which the escalation of hostilities across Lebanon has driven a rapid and severe deterioration in the humanitarian situation. Israeli airstrikes, shelling, and expanded ground operations continue to intensify in scale, frequency, and geographic scope. As of 19 March, the Ministry of Public Health reports at least 1,000 people killed and 2,584 injured since the escalation began. Civilians, especially women, children, and other vulnerable populations, continue to bear the brunt of the ongoing hostilities. Attacks impacting civilian infrastructure, including health facilities, continue to raise serious concerns. Repeated and expanded displacement orders, now covering significant portions of southern Lebanon, parts of Beirut, border villages, and the Bekaa, are triggering multiple, secondary, and tertiary displacement exceeding 1.2 million Internally Displaced People (IDPs) when including those outside formal sites. The latest Flash Update is available here.