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Disaster Assistance at a Glance
Recent Disaster Declarations:
Humanitarian Emergency and Forest Fires
OFDA Response:
Agriculture and food security, coordination, demining and UXO clearance, emergency relief supplies, health, infrastructure rehabilitation, livelihoods, oil spill cleanup, protection, psychosocial support, shelter, water, sanitation, and hygiene
Latest OFDA Reports:
EMCA Humanitarian Assistance in Review FY 2002-2011 (307KB PDF)
EMCA DRR Fact Sheet #1 (1.01mb PDF) and map (522kb PDF)
Lebanon 2006 Humanitarian Emergency Fact Sheet #11 (59kb PDF)
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Most Recent Disaster Declaration:
Forest Fires, 10-09-07
From October 1 to 4, 2007, approximately 240 separate forest fires caused extensive damage in multiple regions of northern and central Lebanon, including areas of the Chouf Mountains. As of October 9, the fires had killed 1 person, injured 15 others, burned more than 5,000 acres of forest, and destroyed homes and personal property. The blazes had also consumed thousands of acres of agricultural land.
On October 9, U.S. Ambassador Jeffrey Feltman declared a disaster due to the effects of the forest fires. In response, USAID/OFDA provided $100,000 through USAID/Lebanon to assist affected populations to resume livelihoods disrupted by the fires.
Additional Disaster Declaration:
Humanitarian Emergency, 09-07-2007
From late May through early September 2007, fighting between Government of Lebanon forces and armed militias in the Nahr al Bared Palestinian refugee camp, outside the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, killed 340 military forces, militia members, and civilians, and displaced thousands of camp residents. The conflict also resulted in considerable human, social, and economic costs for Lebanese citizens living in the surrounding neighborhoods, including the destruction of homes, businesses, and general infrastructure in the Muhammara, Bebine, and Aabdeh municipalities. On September 10, the U.N Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) issued a flash appeal for $55 million to assist affected Palestinian refugee families.
On September 7, U.S. Ambassador Jeffrey Feltman declared the situation in northern Lebanon a humanitarian emergency. In response, USAID/OFDA provided $100,000 through USAID/Lebanon to address the immediate needs of Lebanese communities in the areas surrounding Nahr el Bared. These communities were affected during the conflict but were not covered under UNRWA’s appeal.
Additional Disaster Declarations:
Humanitarian Emergency, 07-25-2006
On July 12, conflict escalated between the Israeli Defense Forces and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon and parts of Beirut. Throughout late July and early August, more than 975,000 residents fled their homes, and many areas of the country suffered extensive damage. On August 14, the Government of Israel and Hezbollah officially implemented a ceasefire in response to U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701. Although the majority of displaced residents returned home, an estimated 200,000 remained displaced, primarily with host families. The ceasefire resulted in increased humanitarian access to affected areas, but damaged infrastructure and the presence of unexploded ordnance (UXO) remain a challenge for organizations providing humanitarian assistance. The Government of Lebanon’s Higher Relief Council reports that nearly 1,200 Lebanese were killed and more than 4,000 injured as a result of the conflict.
On July 25, U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Jeffrey Feltman declared a humanitarian emergency in Lebanon due to ongoing insecurity and humanitarian needs. On From July 23 to December 10, 2006, a USG Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART), based out of Beirut and led by USAID, coordinated the USG humanitarian response to the crisis, including assessments of emergency needs and programming emergency and early recovery assistance. Through support to U.N. agencies and NGOs, the USG met priority needs, including water and sanitation services, emergency shelter, health services, psychosocial support for affected youth, demining and UXO removal, humanitarian coordination, and transportation of relief supplies and personnel. In FY 2006 and 2007, USAID/OFDA and other USG agencies contributed more than $109.3 million in humanitarian assistance to Lebanon.
For information on additional USAID disaster responses in Lebanon, please see OFDA Annual Reports.
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