Lebanon South and El Nabatieh Governorates Profile (May 2016) GENERAL OVERVIEW Southern Lebanon consists of two governorates, South and El Nabatieh. The area hosts over 120,000 registered Syrian refugees (75,000 in the South Governorate and 46,000 in El Nabatieh), the majority of whom live in Saida, Tyre and El Nabatieh Districts. Southern Lebanon also hosts more than 340,000 deprived Lebanese and over 1,600 Lebanese returnees. The South Governorate hosts the highest concentration of Palestine refugees in Lebanon, with five of the 12 official Palestine refugee camps (PRCs) and 24 of the 42 gatherings located there; over 170,000 registered Palestine refugees, including 150,000 Palestine Refugees from Lebanon and over 20,000 Palestine Refugees from Syria, reside in the South. The resident population in the two governorates is mainly Shiite, with pockets of Christians, Sunnis and Druze, and the area is largely agricultural. Remnants of both the Israeli occupation, which ended in 2000, and the subsequent 2006 conflict persist. Minefields remain, which has led to uncultivated and abandoned agricultural lands, deforestation, and deserted terrain and buildings. Anti-personnel mines along the Blue Line - the demarcation between Lebanon and Israel- and cluster munitions contamination continue to pose risks to civilian populations. Cross-border incidents occur on a regular basis, although no major damage has been reported. Myriad humanitarian challenges are posed to populations living in the region, including lack of Location Map Akkar access to livelihoods and residency/legal documentation, out-of-school children, child labor, exploitation, evictions and/or threats of eviction, North Gender-based Violence (GBV), and early marriage. Over 40 humanitarian Baalbek/ Baalbek/El-Hermel and development actors are present in the area. Hermel Beirut POPULATION OVERVIEW Mount Lebanon Bekaa people live in South and Ain El Hilweh Saida Bekaa Jezzine 1,041,305 PP Mieh w Mieh Governorate South Saida boundaries El Nabatieh Governorates El Nabatieh Hasbaya El Buss Capital Tyre El Nabatieh Chebaa (0 – 5 Years) P 3.6% 3.9% (0 – 5 Years) P Marjaayoun Major Towns 71% 11.1% (6 – 17 Years) (6 – 17 Years) P 746,590 12.5% Tyre Bent Jbeil P Palestinian Camps Unofficial crossing Lebanese Burj El Chemali 29.5% (18 – 59 Years) 28.2% (18 – 59 Years) Rachidieh 5.4% (60+ Years) (60+ Years) 5.8% SOCIO ECONOMIC OVERVIEW SOUTHERN REGION 46% 345,486 Deprived Lebanese 4.6% of Syrian refugees living in substandard shelter 0.1% 1,620 Lebanese Returnees 2% of Syrian refugees living in collective shelters SOUTH EL NABATIEH 11.6% 120,907 Registered Syrian Refugees Unemployment Rate 14.4% 150,015 Palestine Refugees in Lebanon 5% 6% Informal Settlements 130 52 2.1% 22,173 hosting 3,770 hosting 3,237 Palestine Refugees from Syria registered Syrian refugees registered Syrian refugees Public Schools POPULATION Saida Tyre Jezzine El Bent Hasbaya Marjaayoun COHORTS Nabatieh Jbeil 152 130 Lebanese above Public Hospitals poverty line 137,580 113,403 11,107 82,363 24,964 11,705 19,982 15 12 Deprived Lebanese 113,022 87,311 9,125 42,809 41,079 19,260 32,880 Social Development Center (SDCs) Lebanese returnees 102 244 32 276 408 381 178 25 50 Registered Syrian 43,964 27,727 3,050 25,529 7,824 5,481 7,332 Refugees Municipalities/Unions of Municipalities Palestine Refugees 96,060 74,226 1,812 90 0 0 0 144/7 118/7 BACKGROUND & CONTEXT (JULY 2015 - MAY 2016) Reports of violent incidents overall are lower in southern Lebanon as compared to Lebanon’s six other governorates. However, a number of serious security issues have been reported from Ein El Hilweh PRC in recent months, marking a period of worrying instability in Lebanon’s largest PRC. The most serious crisis in recent years occurred in August 2015 when armed clashes erupted for several days, leaving at least 13 people killed (including civilians) and injuring dozens, as well as temporarily displacing 3,000 people who took refuge in Saida and Mieh Mieh PRC. During the clashes, fighting took place near several UNRWA installations, including schools and health clinics. The camp was also hit by violent unrest in late March and early April 2016, when fighting between factions left three people killed and ten injured, damaged one school and shut down all NGOs and UNRWA schools and clinics in the camp for three days — the first such shutdown since August 2015. At the end of 2015, onward movements of people leaving from Southern Lebanon for Turkey-- and then to Europe were reportedly increasing. HUMANITARIAN AND STABILIZATION TRENDS Southern Lebanon has shown encouraging progress in food insecurity and education. The South has the lowest proportion of food insecure households, and has among the highest rates of first grade entry (70 per cent) and the lowest rate of out-of-school girls in the primary age group (36 per cent). VASyR 2015 data indicates that southern Lebanon no longer hosts the highest prevalence of negative coping mechanisms. Despite progress, however, protection, livelihood and stabilization challenges persist. Evictions are rife and likely to increase: the protection working group highlights that 49 per cent of evictions reported are prompted by landlords and more evictions are expected in the area as many collective shelter contracts are set to expire by the mid-2017. Worrying child protection issues exist, including child labour and lack of access to education— but also an increase in early marriage of refugee children to meet the economic needs of their families. GBV is also regularly reported. Southern Lebanon remains the least covered in terms of livelihoods and social stability assistance. East El Nabatieh governorate is an area of restricted access for some humanitarian actors due to its proximity to Shebaa Farms. MOST VULNERABLE LOCALITIES There are 69 vulnerable localities in South and El Nabatieh governorates, 10 of which are classified as most vulnerable. Twenty seven of the 69 localities are also considered as under substantial and high pressure where the ratio of refugees to deprived Lebanese is at least three to one. Most Vulnerable Localities !!! !! Saida El-Oustani AAbra Saida Hlaliyé Saida ! Informal ! ! ! !!! Haret Saida ! !!! Roum !! Miyé ou Miyé ! !! ! Qraiyet Saida Settlements !!! Jezzine Darb Es-Sim !!! !! ! Jezzine !!!! ! !!!!!!! !! Maghdouché Aanqoun !!!!!!!!! Ghaziyé !!!! !! ! ! Bissariyé ! Saida Sarafand ! !!!!!! ! ! Saksakiyé ! Zefta Deir Ez-Zahrani ! El Nabatieh ! !! Babliyé Aarab Salim ! ! Insariyé Hasbaiya ! !! Hasbaya ! ! Aadloun ! Harouf En-Nabatiyeh! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! Ansar ! !! Hebbariyé !!! Khayayeb Saida Marjaayoun ! ! ! ! Jibchit ! ! ! Chebaa !!!!!!!!! Zrariyé ! !!!! ! ! ! ! ! Marjaayoun !! Bedias ! Kfar Sir ! !! Tayr Falsay ! El Nabatieh ! ! !! Aabbassiyet Sour ! ! Maaraké Srifa !! Sour Barich ! Tay r D e bb é ! Khiyam Marjaayoun ! Borj Ech-Chemali ! ! Sour ! Jouaiya ! Kfar Roummane Aaytit Kfar Tibnit Majdel Selm Bent Jbeil Bazouriyé ! Habbouch En-Nabatiyeh P Informal Settlements Qana Kfar Kila Aain Baal Nabatiyeh El-Faouka Qlailé Sour ! Tibnine Chaqra Deir Qanoun El-Aain Haris ! Nabatieh Et-Tahta South Zibdine En-Nabatiyeh Douair En-Nabatiyeh ! ! ! Meiss Ej-Jabal Qsaibet En-Nabatiyeh Sadiqine Rmaich Aaintaroun Aaynata Bent Jbayl HUMANITARIAN ACTORS Most Vulnerable Bent Jbayl 2nd Most Vulnerable Chehabiyé 3rd Most Vulnerable Saida High Pressure -443 05 5 3 8975 (5 Cadastres) 4th Most Vulnerable Substantial Pressure Tyre -445 7455976 5th Most Vulnerable (9 Cadastres) El Nabatieh - 233 643 5633 Bent Jbeil - 3135 2 3 2 6 32 42 UN Agencies and NGOs operating in area Marjaayoun - 232 4 122 6 5 1 ABAAD, ACF, ACTED, AMEL, ANERA, AVSI, Balamand Uni, Beyond, CARE, CHF, CISP, CLMC, Danish Red Cross, DRC, FAO, IMC, Intersos, IOM, IR Hasbaya - 3 3 2 4 2 2 3 6 31 Lebanon, IRC, IRW, Lebanese Red Cross, Makassed, MAP, MAP-UK, MCC, Mercy Corps, MS Lebanon, NRC, PU-AMI, Red Cross, SHEILD, Solidar Suisse, Jezzine - 2 230 120 6 01 TdH - It, TdH - L, UNDP, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNRWA, WFP and WVI Key contacts SOUTH AND EL NABATIEH: Inter-Agency Coordination: Ministry of Social Affairs (MoSA) Haytham Sayyad, [email protected] UNHCR Marcel Van Maastrigt, [email protected] and UNDP Iman AL Khatib, [email protected] South Governor: Mr. Mansour Daou El Nabatieh Governor: Mr. Mahmoud El Mawla Disclaimer: The boundaries and names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Data Source: Lebanese Population - Central Administration of Statistics (CAS) year 2002 dataset, Poverty data: CAS, UNDP and MoSA Living Conditions and Household Budget Survey 2004-5, Syrian Refugee Population - UNHCR as of 24/03/2016, Informal Settlements Data: IMAP, Humanitarian Intervention Data - Activity Info as of 15/03/2016, Palestinian Refugee Population- UNRWA, Lebanese Returnees data IOM as of 10/01/2016.