
Introduction These Global Guidelines aim to ensure a coherent and harmonised approach to the governance and operations of Country-based Pooled Funds (CBPFs). These Global Guidelines set out...
The Lebanon Humanitarian Fund (LHF) is one of OCHA’s Country-Based Pooled Funds (CBPF), established in 2014 following the decentralization of the Regional Syria Fund. Today it is a well-capacitated and flexible CBPF which, under the leadership of the Humanitarian Coordinator, continues to support the most vulnerable communities in Lebanon.
The Fund’s activities are aligned with coordinated in-country humanitarian response planning allowing the fund to be a predictable and complementary source of humanitarian financing, making timely and flexible funding available for life-saving humanitarian activities.
Since its establishment, the LHF has allocated nearly $190 million as of August 2024 to support critical humanitarian needs, around 90 percent of which went to national and international NGOs.
Under the leadership of the Humanitarian Coordinator and the overall management of OCHA, the LHF aims to support the timely allocation and disbursement of donor resources to the most critical humanitarian needs. The day-to-day work of the LHF is managed by the OCHA’s Humanitarian Financing Unit based in Beirut.
Inclusiveness, flexibility, timeliness, efficiency, partnership, transparency and value for money are the principles which underpin the work of the LHF. The LHF enables the delivery of humanitarian assistance by focusing on:
Like all CBPFs, the MHF is designed to complement other humanitarian funding sources, such as the Central Emergency Response Fund and other in-country pooled funds.
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Manual and GuidelineIntroduction These Global Guidelines aim to ensure a coherent and harmonised approach to the governance and operations of Country-based Pooled Funds (CBPFs). These Global Guidelines set out...
Lebanon
Manual and GuidelinePurpose and scope of LHF Operational Manual The Operational Manual for the LHF sets out arrangements to guide the Fund’s work in ensuring the quality of fund practices and its accountability to...
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OtherHumanitarian Context and Allocations Lebanon is facing a complex crisis with multiple layers of long-standing vulnerabilities, reversed development gains, and acute humanitarian needs, especially...
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News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian needs require local response Lebanon is experiencing a multi-layered crisis which is exacerbating long-term vulnerabilities, reversing previous development gains, and leading to...