SUPPORT TO LEBANESE HOST COMMUNITIES AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS

Support to Lebanese Host Communities and public Institutions

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SUPPORT TO LEBANESE HOST COMMUNITIES AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS

December 19, 2014

Lebanon has shown extraordinary generosity in hosting a record number of refugee children, women and men from Syria into Lebanon. Over a million refugees registered with UNHCR live in over 1,170 communities across the country. This dramatic surge in population has strained public services and infrastructure that were already fragile before the Syrian crisis. The profound economic, social, and environmental impact of the crisis in Syria on Lebanon is evident in both rural and urban communities.

Under the sixth Regional Response Plan (RRP6), covering the year 2014, the international community recognized the need to increase support to Lebanese host communities to help them cope with the large numbers of refugees. An estimated USD 171.2 million equivalent to 19.6% of the resources mobilized for the implementation of the RRP6 has been directed to institutional and community support.

This document presents an overview of the key results achieved with support from RRP6 partners, including UN agencies, NGOs and donors, to help Lebanon ease the burden of the large presence of refugees from Syria . The main UN Agencies contributing to this support to Lebanese host communities are UNICEF, UNHCR, UNDP, as well as WHO and FAO, thanks to the support from the European Union, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Canada.

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Regions and Countries