UN Briefs Lebanon Food Security Analysis on November 11: 1.05 Million People in Crisis or Worse, 21 Percent of Assessed Population, Seen Rising to 1.15 Million by Mid-2027
BEIRUT, Lebanon — More than one million people in Lebanon are already facing crisis or worse levels of acute food insecurity, requiring urgent action, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary General Farhan Haq told reporters in New York on Wednesday, November 11, according to United Nations news material. The figures come from the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification analysis, carried out by Lebanon's Ministry of Agriculture with support from the World Food Programme and the Food and Agriculture Organization.
The analysis expects 1.05 million people, or 21 percent of the population analysed, to face crisis or worse levels between September 2026 and February 2027, among them 52,000 in emergency conditions. By mid 2027, it projects the total will reach 1.15 million, or 24 percent, with 97,000 people in emergency conditions, almost double the current figure.
Haq noted that conditions remain most concerning in conflict affected districts in southern Lebanon and in vulnerable areas including Akkar and Baalbek Hermel.
Lebanon's Agriculture Minister Nizar Hani said the findings call for a coordinated national response that addresses urgent food needs while protecting livelihoods and restoring productive capacity. Joint statement reporting attributed the shortages to two consecutive conflicts in less than two years and a dire economic situation. Lebanon's authorities estimate that the cost of two wars between Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah since October 2023 amounts to about 27 billion dollars, and that the last war displaced more than one million people in Lebanon.
Source: United Nations
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