Support to Public Institutions in Lebanon under the Lebanon Crisis Response Plan (LCRP 2017-2020): 2017 Results

There has been a steady and increasing trend in the support to public institutions under the Lebanon Crisis Response Plan (LCRP) in Lebanon since 2015. In 2017, more than $207 million was channeled to strengthen service delivery, policy development, capacity building and institutional stability in the public sector. This is an increase of more than 20 percent since 2015. This report provides a detailed overview of the technical, operational, financial and staffing support provided to Lebanese public institutions by LCRP partners in 2017. It also highlights how this support has empowered the institutions to deliver better quality services to Lebanon’s vulnerable communities.

By providing the Government of Lebanon with crucially needed support, the LCRP has strengthened the capacities of these institutions. They successfully enrolled around 430,000 children into public formal education, constructed and rehabilitated 280km of public water supply distribution networks and reinforced the power distribution network through the installation of equipment for more than 100,000 individuals, to name just a few achievements. These investments have focused on the poorest regions of the country where the majority of refugees are hosted. Furthermore, by placing public institutions at the forefront of efforts to mitigate the impact of the crisis, and emphasizing their strategic role in managing community tensions, Lebanon’s stability and resilience has been reinforced.

Overall, the technical, operational and financial assistance provided in 2017 to Lebanese public institutions addressed challenges, gaps and priorities not least by supporting 781 staff members to these institutions, up from 601 in 2016.