Social Protection in Lebanon: Position Paper
Social Protection in Lebanon
Bridging the Immediate Response with Long-Term Priorities
Since the Beirut Port explosion in August 2020 the social protection debate has been focused on the immediate and short-term response. Building on ongoing efforts for the development of a national social protection strategy for Lebanon, it is important to align the emergency response with medium term priorities and a longer-term vision for the sector. This paper serves to complement the Reform, Recovery and Reconstruction Framework (3RF) . It draws on the findings of various assessments in the social protection sector, providing concrete recommendations for an integrated crisis response which paves the way for an effective recovery, and linking immediate and short term measures with a longer term perspective for the development of a comprehensive social protection system in Lebanon.
This United Nations position paper was prepared by UN agencies participating in the UN Joint Programme on Social Protection in Lebanon and Beyond Group on behalf of the UN Country Team