International Rescue Committee

Published purpose

March 2021 - Lebanon is facing multiple compounding crises in 2021, including the COVID-19 pandemic, economic decline and political fragility, the impact of the August 2020 Beirut Port explosions, and the ongoing refugee crisis. With the Syria crisis in its tenth year, Lebanon continues to host over an estimated 1.5 million Syrian refugees, the highest per capita concentration of refugees worldwide. As the protection environment continues to devolve and needs outpace available international assistance, over 70% of Syrian refugees in Lebanon live below the poverty line. With GAC’s support, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) provides protection services to refugees and vulnerable Lebanese. Project activities include: (1) providing sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) case management and focused psychosocial support services; (2) providing cash grants for especially vulnerable cases; (3) training women community leadership groups; and (4) conduction engagement sessions with men and boys on SGBV and harmful social norms.