Research Snapshot: Older Syrian refugees in Lebanon and food insecurity
This study, carried out during the COVID-19 pandemic, found that high proportions of older refugees are vulnerable to food insecurity
Abstract
Findings on food insecurity, drawn from a wider study which tracked adherence to COVID-19 preventive/ control measures among older refugees in response to underlying and emergent barriers enablers and vulnerabilities. Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, food insecurity has been consistently pervasive amongst Syrian refugees. This study, carried out in Lebanon during the COVID-19 pandemic, found that high proportions of older refugees are vulnerable to food insecurity. Refugees are resorting to more drastic coping strategies, despite receiving assistance from humanitarian aid agencies.
Results will inform future humanitarian actions to reduce the impact of long-term pandemics on older refugees by addressing:
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food insecurity
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coping strategies
3.reliance on humanitarian assistance.
This snapshot focuses on the findings relevant to food insecurity. Additional findings, including on vaccine acceptance among older Syrian refugees are also available.
This research was supported by the Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises (R2HC) Programme
Citation
American University of Beirut, Norwegian Refugee Council (2022) Research Snapshot: Older Syrian refugees in Lebanon and food insecurity. Elrha
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Research Snapshot: Older Syrian refugees in Lebanon and food insecurity