In September 2024, large-scale cross-border attacks escalated in Lebanon, causing over 1,000 deaths and 6,352 injuries in less than two weeks. This brings the total to more than 1,800 killed and 9,100 injured since October 2023. The casualties include civilians, healthcare workers and humanitarian staff. The conflict has severely disrupted essential services, damaged critical infrastructure and displaced hundreds of thousands of people. As of 30 September 2024, IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) had identified 346,209 internally displaced persons (IDPs), including over 31,000 families (137,000 individuals) living in 820 collective shelters. Additionally, more than 175,000 Lebanese and Syrians have fled to Syria.
IOM supports the UN’s call for an immediate end to the violence and a ceasefire to prevent further humanitarian disaster. Civilians and humanitarian actors must be protected, and all parties must respect their obligations under international humanitarian law.
Through this Flash Appeal, IOM aims to mobilize USD 32.46 M over the next three months to assist over 400,000 affected individuals in Lebanon.
Lebanon Emergency
A humanitarian crisis is rapidly unfolding in Lebanon. More than 1000 people, including women and children, have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced in a matter of days. Your help can provide urgent aid to the families most in need.