One in Five Going Hungry; Lebanon’s Food Crisis Reaches Critical Levels
The data shows that refugee communities are among the hardest hit
BEIRUT (Noorul Amin) – A new joint report by United Nations agencies, including the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture Lebanon, has warned that food insecurity in Lebanon is rapidly worsening and reaching alarming levels.
According to the report, around 725,000 people nearly 19 percent of the population are facing acute food insecurity, struggling to access sufficient daily nutrition.
The data shows that refugee communities are among the hardest hit. Approximately 362,000 Syrian refugees and 104,000 Palestinian refugees are experiencing severe levels of food insecurity.
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In addition, newly arrived migrants from Syria since 2024 are considered the most vulnerable group, with nearly 50,000 individuals about 52 percentfacing critical food shortages.
The report highlights that many affected families are being forced to reduce meal portions, skip meals, take on debt, and sell essential belongings just to survive.
Experts warn that without immediate humanitarian assistance and economic stabilization measures, the crisis could deepen further and evolve into a major humanitarian disaster.
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