Lebanon Crisis Response Plan 2017-2020

Six years into the Syrian conflict, Lebanon remains at the forefront of one of the worst humanitarian crises of our time and has shown exceptional commitment and solidarity to people displaced by the war in Syria. As of October 2016, the Government of Lebanon (GoL) estimates that the country hosts 1.5 million Syrians who have fled the conflict in Syria (including 1.017 million registered as refugees with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), along with 31,502 Palestine Refugees from Syria, 35,000 Lebanese returnees, and a pre-existing population of more than 277,985 Palestine Refugees in Lebanon. The vulnerabilities of each of these groups have different root causes, requiring the overall response strategy to include a multifaceted range of interventions, from emergency aid to development assistance.

The LCRP, a joint plan between the GoL and its international and national partners, aims to respond to these challenges in a holistic, comprehensive manner through longer-term, multi-year planning in order to achieve the following Strategic Objectives:

• ensure the protection of displaced Syrians, vulnerable Lebanese and Palestine Refugees;
• provide immediate assistance to vulnerable populations; strengthen the capacity of national and local service delivery systems to expand access to and quality of basic public services;
• and reinforce Lebanon’s economic, social and environmental stability.