Lebanon faces a catastrophic humanitarian crisis. Since 2 March 2026, escalating airstrikes and widespread displacement have claimed 634 lives as of 11 March 2026 and forced nearly 817,000 to flee their homes. Displacement is expected to affect 1 million people in the coming days, including an estimated 280,000 women of reproductive age; of these, more than 11,600 pregnant women are at risk due to the disruption of essential maternal services, which has forced some women to give birth in unsafe conditions, including in public spaces. As thousands flee the violence, over 590 collective shelters are dangerously overcrowded, while many others seek refuge with host families. At the same time, several UNFPA-supported health facilities have closed, leaving communities without access to essential maternal health services and menstrual hygiene supplies, heightening the risk of gender-based violence (GBV).
UNFPA’s urgent appeal focuses on life-saving sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and GBV interventions, prioritizing support to mobile medical teams, strengthening SRH services at primary healthcare centres, and providing SRH medicines and Inter-Agency Reproductive Health kits to health facilities and baby kits for new mothers. UNFPA will also deliver survivor-centred case management, cash assistance, and dignity kits along with psychosocial support to ensure critical GBV services are available and accessible.
UNFPA is appealing for US $12 million to meet the urgent needs of 225,000 people from March to May 2026. Immediate action is critical to sustain essential life-saving services and address the urgent needs of the most affected populations.
