More than one million people in Lebanon face acute food shortages, UN says
Summary
More than one million people in Lebanon face acute food shortages, according to a joint statement from UN agencies and Lebanon’s Ministry of Agriculture. The agencies expect the number to reach 1.15 million by mid-2027, amid conflict-related damage, limited work, high costs and the country’s economic crisis.Key Facts
- The UN Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Food Programme and Lebanon’s Ministry of Agriculture issued the warning.
- The number of people facing acute food shortages is expected to rise to 1.15 million by the middle of 2027.
- The statement cited limited employment, depleted savings, high debt and rising costs for food, fuel and other essentials.
- Lebanese authorities estimate that two wars between Israel and Hezbollah since October 2023 have caused about $27 billion in costs.
- The latest war displaced more than one million people in Lebanon; about 300,000 remained displaced after violence subsided in June.
- A U.S.-brokered framework deal signed in June was intended to end the fighting, but Israel continues to occupy land in Lebanon.
- Lebanon is seeking an International Monetary Fund bailout but has not yet completed the reforms required to release aid.
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