Oxfam in Lebanon

15/05/2026

Ghiwa Abi Haidar writes: "Healing from the loss and grief of war should not feel like a luxury for a few. Everyone who endured loss in the previous wars, or who still needs to rebuild and plan for what’s next must have time to heal. All of us have been denied this as Isreal once again bombards our cities and forces people from our villages".

Full blog below

Blog by Ghiwa AbiHaidar, Senior Media and Communications Officer, Oxfam in Lebanon Published: 5th May 2026 Posted in: Conflicts & disasters Learn more Lebanon Loss has become a constant theme in my life since Israel’s genocide in Gaza which saw war come again to Lebanon.  It has remained with me ...

14/05/2026

📢 Open Call | Oxfam in Lebanon is expanding its roster of Agriculture & Livelihoods Partners

We're looking for registered local NGOs working in agriculture and/or livelihoods across Lebanon to join us.

If your organization has demonstrated capacity in responding to sudden-onset emergencies or escalating crises, and can also work on long-term projects around Economic Recovery, Business Development Services, TVET and Work-based Learning, technical and financial support to enterprises, economic governance, and coordination with national actors and relevant sectors, we want to hear from you.

If you think you are able to fulfil the above-listed expectations, Oxfam invites you to complete the Application Form_Agriculture and Livelihoods Partners EoI_Annex 1 and submit it to the following email address [email protected] no later than 31 May 2026 with the email subject line “Oxfam in Lebanon Agriculture and Livelihoods Partnership EOI”.

Note: Current and pre-assessed Oxfam partners do not need to reapply.

More details on the link below

13/05/2026

📢 Open Call | Oxfam in Lebanon is expanding its roster of Protection Partners

We're looking for registered local NGOs working in protection across Lebanon.

If your organization has demonstrated capacity in areas such as case management, legal aid, MHPSS, or Cash for Protection we want to hear from you.

If you think you are able to fulfil the listed expectations mentioned on the link below, Oxfam invites you to complete the Application Form_Protection Partners EoI_Annex 1 and submit it to the following email address [email protected] no later than 31 May 2026 with the email subject line “Oxfam in Lebanon Protection Partnership EOI”.

Note: Current and pre-assessed Oxfam partners do not need to reapply.

12/05/2026

Marwan Issa, a research and policy adviser at Oxfam, told The National that the charity documented damage to at least 20 water infrastructure sites, “a large portion of which is outside the yellow line".

Full article on the link!

Exclusive data, satellite imagery and legal analysis reveal destruction that experts believe meets the threshold of amounting to a war crime

08/05/2026

On 28 April, Oxfam Lebanon's Country Director Bachir Ayoub and the Minister of Agriculture Dr. Nizar Hani signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding, formalizing a partnership built on shared priorities and a long-term commitment to the communities we serve.

The MoU aligns with Oxfam in Lebanon's Economic Justice Strategy (2026–2028) and the Lebanon National Agriculture Strategy (2026–2035) — creating collaborative linkages across programming, advocacy, policy, and capacity-sharing to strengthen livelihoods and support inclusive, resilient economic recovery.

In a context of protracted crisis, conflict, and displacement, partnerships like this matter. They anchor local ownership, leverage collective expertise, and keep communities at the center.

30/04/2026

Reacting to the latest Acute Food Insecurity analysis on Lebanon, Oxfam's Country Director in Lebanon, Bachir Ayoub, said:

"Oxfam is deeply concerned by the latest findings showing that acute food insecurity in Lebanon has sharply deteriorated, with almost 1.2 million people – 24% of the entire population, currently facing crisis or emergency levels of hunger.

"The findings show that a devastating combination of Israeli war, economic collapse, high food and fuel prices, and mass displacement, have stripped families of food, jobs, and homes, leaving entire communities without the means to survive.

“What makes this moment especially alarming is the collapse of the humanitarian safety net that so many vulnerable people had been forced to rely on. For Syrian refugees, the situation is nothing short of catastrophic: food assistance coverage is set to plummet from 60 percent to just 15 percent starting June, cutting off lifelines at precisely the moment they need it most.

"This is not just a food crisis, but a full-scale humanitarian emergency with compounding crises feeding one another. Oxfam calls on the international community and donors to urgently restore and scale up humanitarian food assistance, so aid reaches the hardest-hit communities, including Syrian refugees and the recently displaced in this latest escalation”.

16/04/2026

Reacting to the announcement of a 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon, Oxfam country director Bachir Ayoub said:

Tonight’s announcement of a ceasefire in Lebanon is desperately needed but must result in an end to the killing and forced displacement of civilians. Once again, it has come far too late for the thousands Israel has killed and maimed, for the families now grieving, and for the millions whose homes, livelihoods, and communities have been deliberately destroyed.

A 10-day pause will not allow the 1.3 million people who have been forcibly displaced because of Israel’s relentless bombardment and invasion of the country to go back to their homes and rebuild their lives, or for all those who have lived under the ever-constant threat of Israeli drones and bombs.

Lebanon needs a full, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire that all parties adhere to. One that ends Israel’s occupation in Lebanon and guarantees the immediate withdrawal of all Israeli forces. Humanitarian aid must reach communities without obstruction, and reparations must follow so people can return and rebuild their lives with dignity.

Powerful states must learn lessons and finally end Israel’s decades of impunity from international law violations. The collapse of the worlds systems and order, and aiding and abetting Israel’s genocide in Gaza enabled this disastrous, yet inevitable, escalation which has been catastrophic for millions of people.

24/03/2026

Oxfam has released a new press statement raising serious concerns over the escalation of attacks on water infrastructure in Lebanon.

Oxfam fears that Israel’s military blueprint of attacking water infrastructure, used throughout its genocide in Gaza, is now being rolled out across parts of Lebanon.

Israeli forces are destroying water and sanitation infrastructure including strikes near sites that were being rehabilitated after having been destroyed or damaged in the last war, Oxfam analysis has found.

Full press release on the link below!

Published: 24th March 2026 Oxfam fears that Israel’s military blueprint of attacking water infrastructure, used throughout its genocide in Gaza, is now being rolled out across parts of Lebanon.Israeli forces are destroying water and sanitation infrastructure including strikes near sites that were ...

19/03/2026

Migrant workers are particularly vulnerable during war, as the Kafala system ties their legal status to employers, leaving them without protection, mobility, or access to basic rights.

With the support of Oxfam, Sisters with a Strategy is helping ease the burden on migrant workers by providing 100 hot meals each day for 10 days.

06/03/2026

Oxfam and partners are responding to the immediate needs of people who have been forcibly displaced by Israel’s bombardment and ground invasion of Lebanon, as the conflict across the region enters a dramatically new and dangerous phase.

"The inability of the international community to hold Israel accountable for its ongoing violations of international law has led us to this point, where we again see hundreds of thousands of people in Lebanon forced to flee in the march towards a wider regional war", said Lebanon country director Bachir Ayoub.

Press release is on the link below:

https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/oxfam-responds-mass-forced-displacement-lebanon-and-ready-respond-wider-regional