Emergency
Lebanon
- 2.5 million
- people earmarked for WFP support in 2025
- 1 million-plus
- people struggling to put food on the table
- US$170 million
- needed to continue critical assistance to June 2025
Large numbers of people are on the move in Lebanon, after an escalation in conflict in September 2024 and the fall of the Assad regime in Syria.
Despite a ceasefire, the situation in the country remains precarious due to long-standing economic and political crises.
Food prices have risen by 5,000 percent compared to pre-COVID-19. Even before the increase in hostilities, over 1 million people iwere struggling to put food on the table.
In 2024, the World Food Programme (WFP) supported 2.5 million people: 1.7 million Lebanese and Syrian refugees, and 750,000 people affected by the most recent conflict.
As the Logistics Cluster lead, WFP has also facilitated interagency convoys delivering humanitarian aid to conflict-affected families.
As needs outpace resources, WFP urgently appeals for ongoing donor support. We urgently need US$352 million to sustain support to 2.5 million vulnerable Lebanese and Syrian refugees, in the first half of 2025.
What the World Food Programme is doing to respond to the Lebanon emergency
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Food and cash assistance
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WFP supplied hot meals, food supplies and cash assistance in shelters and communities across Lebanon in 2024, reaching 750,000 people displaced by fighting. We also continue to provide support through our regular programmes, promoting stability during a period of large upheaval.