Long-term Postwar Displacement

What is affected

	Housing Social/public
	Housing private
	Land Social/public
	InfrastructureWater
	InfrastructureWater
	Energy

Type of violation

Forced eviction
Demolition/destruction

Date

17 December 2006

Region

MENA [ Middle East/North Africa ]

Country

Lebanon

Location

South

Affected persons

	Total 194000
	Men 0
	Women 0
	Children 0

Proposed solution

Details

Lebanon+-December+2006.pdf

Development

Forced eviction

Costs

Demolition/destruction

Duty holder(s) /responsible party(ies)

	State
	Zhou Zhengyi, Chen Liangjun, District Government Officials

Brief narrative

Some 180,000 people, or one-fifth of the ca. 970,000 originally affected, remain in a situation of internal displacement in Lebanon following the hostilities between the Shiite militant and political organisation Hizbollah and Israeli security forces in summer 2006. Most of the displaced returned to their homes in south Lebanon and the southern suburbs of Beirut immediately following a UN-brokered ceasefire in August 2006. However the destruction of homes and infrastructure, the presence of cluster bombs, and loss of livelihoods are significant obstacles to the return and sustainable reintegration of displaced people. In addition, the overall stability of the country is in doubt as disputes have intensified between Lebanon’s diverse political parties.

See: \r\n\r\nhttp://www.internal-displacement.org/8025708F004CE90B/(httpCountries)/99D28A56726B48B9802570A7004CCFD8?OpenDocument

See also: http://www.internal-displacement.org/8025708F004BE3B1/(httpInfoFiles)/7477F5A7D2C2844AC125763F00535B41/$file/Lebanon_Overview_Sep09.pdf

Costs

€ 0

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