Over 1 million in Lebanon are set to face food insecurity in coming months due to war

BEIRUT, Lebanon — More than 1 million people in Lebanon are expected to face a food insecurity crisis in the months ahead as a result of renewed conflict and mass displacement, a global hunger monitor says.

A new analysis by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) has found that 1.24 million people will be unable to consistently meet basic food needs and will be forced to reduce the quality and quantity of foods consumed, or resort to harmful coping strategies to survive.

“These results underscore the severity of the current situation in Lebanon, where conflict intersects with economic pressures putting national food security under critical risk and juncture,” says Nora Ourabah Haddad, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ representative in Lebanon.