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UNRWA Situation Report #9 on the Lebanon Emergency Response. All information from 18 October - 21 October 2024, valid as of 21 October 2024 at 13:00

UNRWA

22 Oct 2024

Key Points

• UNRWA activated its Emergency Response in Lebanon on 24 September. The Agency is currently operating 11 emergency shelters across the country.
• As of 21 October 2024, a total of 3,757 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are registered in UNRWA shelters, marking a decrease of 72 individuals since the last report. Reports indicate that some people from the Tyre area have sought to return to the south in recent days.
• UNRWA is working with a range of partner organisations (community based, local NGOs and international NGOs) in all its emergency shelters to provide a full range of services, including hot meals and psychosocial support activities. In its emergency response, UNRWA has relied on the dedication and commitment of partners on the ground.

Overall Situation

• The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reports a total of 809,043 IDPs (52 per cent female and 48 per cent male) as of 20 October 2024. New displacements continue to be reported and recorded.
• During the reporting period, Israeli Forces' airstrikes on Beirut's southern suburbs and on villages in southern and eastern Lebanon continued. Casualties are on the rise as Lebanon's Ministry of Public Health has reported 2,412 deaths and 11,285 injuries [1]. Vulnerable populations are the worst affected.
• Education institutions in Lebanon remain closed, with the start of the school year postponed to 4 November following an announcement from the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MEHE).
• As of 21 October, 1,074 households, representing a total of 3,757 people, are registered in UNRWA emergency shelters across the country marking a decrease for the third consecutive reporting period. UNRWA is monitoring this decrease in numbers, noting that some IDPs have returned to their homes in Tyre, particularly from shelters in the Saida area. Factors influencing this movement include perceptions of improved safety in camps in the south, challenges in adapting to conditions of life in the shelters, and the need to protect livelihoods. This requires further monitoring to assess potential protection risks for returnees.

[1] OCHA Flash Update #36 (as of 17 October 2024): Lebanon: Flash Update #36 - Escalation of hostilities in Lebanon, as of 17 October 2024 - Lebanon | ReliefWeb