DRA ACM Lebanon 2026

About this project

On 2 March 2026, large-scale Israeli military operations resulted in significant displacement. Israeli forces issued displacement orders to populations residing from Litani River to the border, in large southern Beirut suburbs, in Tyre, and in Saida. Many families are being displaced for the second or third time, while already vulnerable host communities face mounting pressures. As of 11 March, 1,450 hostilities were recorded, resulting in at least 1,586 injuries and 634 fatalities (SitRep Lebanese Government and DRM 11 March 2026). Since 6 March, 816,700 IDPs have self-registered with 590 collective shelters hosting 125,800 IDPs, while thousands sought refuge with relatives or in rented accommodations. UNOCHA reports worsened healthcare access, rising protection concerns, and limited access to essential needs, including food as contingency stocks are increasingly overstretched. BML and North have high concentrations of displaced populations in shelters and gaps in food assistance. BML hosts the largest share (84,800 individuals across 231 shelters, most full), while Ready-to-Eat (RTE) food distribution remains limited (Food Security Cluster SitRep #8). These governorates also host most shelters assigned to CL for health services, making them strategic for complementing medical care with food assistance in an integrated response. Field teams report continued pressure outside shelters: BML remains the main host area, straining host communities and raising social tensions, whi…

Published by

Cordaid · International NGO

Countries

Lebanon

Implemented by

Caritas Lebanon Headquarters

Published by Cordaid to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 3 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: NL-KVK-41160054-201575.

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