Lebanon

The ICRC has been present in Lebanon since 1967, working to ensure that people affected by armed conflict receive humanitarian protection and assistance, and helping vulnerable communities meet their essential needs.

Two children looking on in a gathering in Arsal, Lebanon.

Our work in Lebanon

The ICRC has carried out its humanitarian work in Lebanon through several periods of armed conflict, including the 1975–1990 civil war. Currently we are helping to meet the rapidly growing needs of people who have fled war and other violence across the region and of the communities hosting them.

The ongoing escalation of conflict is putting further strain on overloaded communities in the south of Lebanon. We are deeply concerned that families are struggling to find food, clean water, or the lifesaving care they desperately need. We have been actively enhancing emergency preparedness.

From our team in Lebanon

Recent hostilities in Lebanon have caused immense suffering for civilians. The ICRC has scaled up relief efforts supporting health facilities and water authorities, distributing essentials, and helping families stay connected.

Simone Casabianca-Aeschlimann Head of ICRC Delegation in Lebanon
ICRC delegate in Lebanon comforting a woman

The impact of our work - October 2023 to September 2024

858

health care workers empowered with emergency preparedness capabilities

2,000

patients received life-saving resources over a 10-day period at Rafik Hariri University Hospital

45,565

people from 49 communities received food assistance

565,000

people had access retored to safe, clean water

228,212

litres of fuel donated to 10 hospitals to enable daily operations

Contact us

Address

Jeanne d’Arc 326 Sidani Street Hamra Beirut P.O. Box 11-7188 Beirut Lebanon

Media contact

Roy Al Chidiac

Community Contact Centre

Telephone

+961 1 727 727

Opening Hours:

9PM - 5PM
Monday - Friday

Our work with the Lebanese Red Cross

In the regional delegation, cooperation work is based above all on providing support to the National Society to develop its capacities. Cooperation is an active part of the humanitarian response before, during and after emergencies or conflicts. Among our most important activities are responding to migration in the region, training first aid teams that work in dangerous areas and delicate situations and strengthening accountability, transparency and financial sustainability mechanisms.