Lebanon: GBV Safety Audit Report - May 2026
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The GBV Safety Audit Report – Collective Shelters, Lebanon (May 2026) presents a comprehensive analysis of gender-based violence (GBV) risks within collective shelters across Lebanon during a period of large-scale displacement. Based on observations from 180 sites assessed between March and April 2026, the report examines how shelter conditions, infrastructure, and service delivery environments contribute to increased exposure to GBV, particularly for women and girls. The findings reveal that while shelters remain operational, they are widely protection-compromised, with risks driven by structural and systemic gaps rather than isolated incidents. Key concerns include overcrowding, lack of internal privacy, absence of locks and partitions, insufficient lighting—especially at night—and limited availability of women and girl-friendly safe spaces. Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) facilities are also highlighted as high-risk environments due to inadequate privacy, lack of gender segregation, poor lighting, a
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Ministry of Social Affairs Lebanon
United Nations Populations Fund
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees