In 2024, cash and voucher assistance represented about a third (USD 358.7 million) of the humanitarian response in Lebanon. This is nearly double the global average of 17.8 percent in the same year and reflects the recognition that cash, whenever feasible, is a...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Lebanon is currently experiencing a severe humanitarian crisis driven by a combination of factors, including decades of political instability, an economic collapse classified by the World Bank as one of the most severe globally in over 150 years,...

Since September 2024, the escalation of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah has caused the displacement of over 1 million people and large humanitarian suffering in Lebanon. The humanitarian response has prioritized distributing in-kind assistance to displaced...

  Since 2019, the severe economic crisis in Lebanon has plunged a large portion of the population into poverty. Over the last decade, poverty has more than tripled, reaching 44% in 2022. Many families were forced to adopt negative coping strategies such as...

The design of cash and voucher assistance (CVA) programs, especially when implemented at scale, is often driven by technical considerations. The conversations often focus on the survival minimum expenditure basket, financial service provider’s fees and targeting...

Key Findings: Unlike the Syrian refugee crisis, Lebanese communities receiving or in need of assistance have not been displaced. Instead, they have been forced to contend with the effects of Lebanon’s economic and financial crisis, cutting across traditional...