Lebanon Humanitarian Fund

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 more than $226 million as of June 2025 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.  

Objectives 

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: 

• Assisting all vulnerable communities in Lebanon regardless of status, nationality, gender or age
• Responding in a timely manner to any unforeseen humanitarian emergency
• Addressing the challenges of underfunded sectors and ensuring the continuity of services provided to the most vulnerable
• Empowering NNGOs and increasing their outreach
• Ensuring a reserve fund for unforeseen emergencies. 

Like all CBPFs, the LHF is designed to complement other humanitarian funding sources, such as the Central Emergency Response Fund and other in-country pooled funds.