VASyR 2020: Vulnerability Assessment of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon

The 2020 Vulnerability Assessment of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon (VASyR) is the eighth annual survey assessing the situation of Syrian refugees in Lebanon to identify changes and trends in their vulnerabilities. It was conducted face-to-face by UNHCR in 2020 to provide needs-based estimates for a population impacted by the economic crisis and COVID-19 outbreak. The survey focuses on a population estimated by the Government of Lebanon to be 1.5 million, with 879,529 registered with UNHCR as of September 2020.

Use Cases

• Assessing poverty trends among Syrian refugee families based on vulnerability indicators.
• Analyzing the impact of the 2019 economic crisis and COVID-19 on refugee livelihoods and food security.
• Informing needs-based humanitarian program planning based on annual survey trends.
• Studying the socio-economic status of one of the world's largest per capita refugee populations.

Strengths

• Eighth annual iteration, allowing for longitudinal trend analysis of vulnerabilities.
• Conducted face-to-face in 2020 with a safety protocol, providing direct data collection during the pandemic.
• Focuses on a specific, large refugee population of an estimated 1.5 million people.

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 specific crisis context in Lebanon.

Provenance

Source

UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency

Collection Method

Face-to-face survey assessment.

Time Range

2020

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-03 14:42:59.360321; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Lebanon