Refugees with disabilities in Lebanon / Context

・Estimated number of Lebanese persons with disabilities in a population of 4 million: ～400,000 at a rate of 10%.

・Around 90,000 (23%) have registered with MoSA so far.

・Law No. 220/2000 was issued by the Lebanese Parliament in 2000 to address the rights and needs of persons with disabilities.

・The GoL, LNGOs, CBOs, DPOs, and international partners have invested extensive efforts to address the rights and needs of persons with disabilities.

・The distribution of refugees in many Lebanese host communities entails equitable provision of assistance to persons with disabilities in need in these communities. Short of this, tension and animosity between refugees and host communities is expected to increase.