UNHCR is working to reduce the strain on Lebanese host communities and institutions. In 2017, UNHCR allocated USD 33.9 million to support host communities and institutions.
This included USD 18.9 million in direct support to the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MEHE), the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), the Ministry of Social Affairs (MoSA), the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities (MoIM), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), the Ministry of Energy and Water (MoEW) and the Ministry of State for the Displaced Affairs (MoSDA), to cover equipment, trainings, supplies, and operational staffing costs.
The most vulnerable Lebanese communities benefitted from USD 15 million in support through community support projects and infrastructure upgrades. Through host community and institutional support for public services, UNHCR strives to ensure that humanitarian interventions are linked with national and municipal plans and structures that are supported by key development actors.