Improving Human Security through Social Cohesion and Economic Empowerment of Vulnerable Refugee and Host Communities in Tripoli​

Hosting over 1.5 million displaced persons from Syria, Lebanon today has the highest number of refugees per capita in the world. Tripoli, a coastal city close to the Syrian border, has seen the largest influx of Syrians into Lebanon. While initially welcoming these refugees with whom the residents of Tripoli share a long history, tensions continue to rise over competition for scarce resources in already declining and crowded neighborhoods. Limited housing and depleted infrastructure, along with lack of clean water and sanitation, inadequate access to social services, and increasing unemployment, are worsening living conditions, placing both refugee and host populations in a survival mode and contributing to higher levels of tension and inter-communal hostilities.​

The overall goal of the programme is to improve the livelihood and resilience of vulnerable refugee and host communities in crisis-affected neighborhoods of Tripoli. Specifically, the programme seeks to: (i) promote income generation and economic empowerment; (ii) reduce the humanitarian impact of displacement; (iii) enhance access to social and community services; and (iv) ensure community engagement in recovery and development planning by the Municipality of Tripoli and the Government of Lebanon.

KEY MATERIALS
Programme Summary​
Flyer on Human Security