This UNFPA situation report #7 describes the humanitarian situation in Lebanon as of February 2025.
The termination of US funding grants is significantly limiting UNFPA’s ability to deliver protection services across Lebanon. The number of women and girls’ safe spaces (WGSSs) has already been reduced from 19 to 10, and a further 12 to 14 facilities are under threat. This means those at risk of, or subjected to violence, including Syrian refugees and Lebanese returnees impacted by the recent conflict, will be left to face the consequences of violence alone. UNFPA is also only able to support one safe shelter in southern Lebanon, and this is under threat, potentially leaving 65% of survivors who are minors without refuge and vulnerable to honour killings.
More generally, funding cuts are impacting on access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services. An estimated 6,000 women will have reduced access to SRH services, including family planning, at 23 primary healthcare centres (PHCCs), and around 4,000 pregnant women in the south will struggle to access maternal healthcare at 15 PHCCs, thereby increasing risks of maternal morbidity and mortality. UNFPA will also no longer be able to support life-saving supplies, including for maternal health, at hospitals and health facilities, and a significant proportion of the 100,000 people that access UNFPA-supported services during the year will be affected by the cuts.