VASyR 2017: Syrian Refugee Vulnerability Assessment in Lebanon

4966 Syrian refugee households were interviewed in Lebanon for the 2017 Vulnerability Assessment. The report, jointly issued by UNHCR, UNICEF, and WFP, shows economic vulnerability worsened with over half living in extreme poverty and high food insecurity rates. It is a cornerstone for planning decisions and program design in Lebanon.

Use Cases

• Assessing economic vulnerability trends based on poverty and food insecurity rates.
• Planning refugee support programs based on representative household survey data.
• Analyzing changes in refugee livelihoods based on situational assessments.
• Evaluating needs for nutrition and health interventions based on vulnerability indicators.

Strengths

• Data is based on a representative sample of 4966 households.
• The assessment is a joint effort by three major UN agencies: UNHCR, UNICEF, and WFP.
• The report identifies specific trends like worsening economic vulnerability and stable high food insecurity.

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/temporal bias inherent to the 2017 survey.

Provenance

Source

UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency

Collection Method

Household interviews of a representative sample.

Time Range

2017

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-03 14:46:39.366799; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Lebanon