VARON: Vulnerability Assessment of Refugees in Lebanon - 2019

VARON is an annual household survey providing a multi-sectoral update on the situation of refugees from Iraq and other countries in Lebanon. The survey covers key indicators related to protection, shelter, water and hygiene, health, livelihoods, socio-economic vulnerability, and food security. Data gathered is used to build econometric models for targeting multi-purpose cash and food assistance.

Use Cases

• Modeling socio-economic vulnerability for cash assistance targeting based on expenditure data.
• Analyzing multi-sectoral needs across protection, health, and livelihoods from household survey indicators.
• Assessing food security and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) conditions among refugee populations.
• Designing advocacy strategies based on annual trends in refugee vulnerability.

Strengths

• Annual survey conducted since 2016, providing time-series potential.
• Covers multiple sectors including protection, shelter, health, livelihoods, and food security.
• Data is used to build econometric models for humanitarian program targeting.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to the survey's focus on Lebanon in 2019.

Provenance

Source

UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency

Collection Method

Annual household survey.

Time Range

2019

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-03 14:43:59.381309; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Lebanon