The ICRC in Lebanon

Present in Lebanon since 1967, the ICRC continues to address the humanitarian problems arising from internal and international conflicts of the past 40 years. It visits detainees, helps restore contact between separated family members, makes improvements to the water supply and helps local partners prepare for emergencies. Read full overview.

Highlights

Facts and Figures

During 2011, the ICRC:

conducted a study to establish the needs of families whose relatives had gone missing during armed conflict in Lebanon;
visited detainees and improved sanitation and health care in places of detention;
helped local authorities (mostly those in rural areas) to renovate water installations that had been damaged or neglected during Lebanon's decades of armed conflict;
supported health facilities operated by the Palestine Red Crescent Society, together with a first-aid training programme for volunteer members of civil society, thereby helping to improve the quality of care available to the residents of Palestinian refugee camps.

The Lebanese Red Cross is the ICRC's principal national partner in Lebanon. Operational support and joint contingency planning together form the backbone of a common effort to ensure an effective response to any emergency.