Lebanon: Conflict Pushes Over 380,000 Children into Crisis-Level Hunger
30.04.2026 | from Save the Children
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30.04.2026, Almost one in five children in Lebanon—approximately 380,000 children—is expected to face crisis-level or worse food insecurity between April and August 2026, according to an analysis by Save the Children based on new data from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC).
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) forecasts that about a quarter of Lebanon’s population—1.24 million people—will face crisis-level or worse food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or higher) in the coming months. The situation has significantly worsened since hostilities escalated in March.
The latest analysis shows that an additional 366,000 people, including 113,000 children, have been driven into crisis-level food insecurity due to the conflict. The violence has displaced over a million people, destroyed livelihoods, disrupted supply chains, and made food prices unaffordable for many families.
“This report’s findings are extremely concerning,” says Nora Ingdal, Save the Children’s Country Director in Lebanon. “Children in Lebanon are being driven deeper into hunger by renewed conflict and massive displacement. Families who were already struggling can no longer afford food—as prices soar and livelihoods collapse. This is a devastating reality for children, whose health, development, and survival are at risk.
In Gaza, we have seen the consequences of such developments. We cannot allow this suffering to be repeated in Lebanon. Children have already endured too much. Without a lasting ceasefire and urgent increased humanitarian aid, children will continue to pay the highest price for a crisis they did not cause.”
Save the Children urges the international community to urgently advocate for a lasting ceasefire and provide flexible and sustainable funding to meet the basic needs of children and families and to support rebuilding efforts.
The children’s rights organisation provides emergency aid on the ground and distributes ready-to-eat food packages containing canned goods like beans, vegetables, and fish to affected families.
Sources:
- According to the United Nations’ World
Population Prospects, Lebanon’s current population is 5.8 million.
- Children under 18 make up 31% of the population, approximately 1.8 million, according to the same
source. Calculations are based on a child population percentage of 31% in Lebanon.
- IPC Report: “Lebanon: Acute Food Insecurity Projection Update for April – August 2026”
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Source: Save the Children, Press release
Original article published on: Libanon: Konflikt treibt über 380’000 Kinder in Hunger auf Krisenniveau