VASyR 2021: Vulnerability Assessment of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon

The 2021 Vulnerability Assessment of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon (VASyR) is the ninth annual survey by UNHCR assessing the situation of Syrian refugees in Lebanon. It was conducted face-to-face to provide needs-based estimates for a population of approximately 1.5 million refugees impacted by the economic crisis and COVID-19. The survey aims to identify changes and trends in vulnerabilities to inform humanitarian response.

Use Cases

• Modeling poverty trends among refugee populations based on vulnerability indicators.
• Assessing food security and livelihood needs for targeted aid programs.
• Analyzing the impact of economic crises and COVID-19 on refugee households.

Strengths

• Ninth iteration of an annual survey, suggesting longitudinal tracking of trends.
• Conducted face-to-face with a safety protocol, which may improve data reliability.
• Focuses on a significant population of approximately 1.5 million Syrian refugees in Lebanon.

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.

Provenance

Source

UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency

Collection Method

Face-to-face survey implementation.

Time Range

2021

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-03 14:25:24.466986; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Lebanon