Grants and Contributions

April 2026 – Lebanon is experiencing a sharp surge in humanitarian needs following the latest escalation of hostilities, which has driven large-scale displacement and intensified pressure on already fragile health and social support systems. The Lebanon Flash Appeal estimates 1.3 million people will be directly affected during the March–May 2026 response period, while WHO reports over 1 million self-registered internally displaced persons (IDPs), including many living in collective shelters. Intensified operations since early March have caused significant casualties and damage, including attacks affecting health workers, emergency medical services, and essential infrastructure, further threatening the continuity of life-saving and essential health services.

With GAC’s support, Oxfam-Québec will 1) increase equitable access to safe, appropriate, and gender-responsive WASH services and supplies for IDPs, and 2) reduce protection risk rates among conflict-affected people.

April 2026 – Lebanon is experiencing a sharp surge in humanitarian needs following the latest escalation of hostilities, which has driven large-scale displacement and intensified pressure on already fragile health and social support systems. The Lebanon Flash Appeal estimates 1.3 million people will be directly affected during the March–May 2026 response period, while WHO reports over 1 million self-registered internally displaced persons (IDPs), including many living in collective shelters. Intensified operations since early March have caused significant casualties and damage, including attacks affecting health workers, emergency medical services, and essential infrastructure, further threatening the continuity of life-saving and essential health services.

With GAC’s support, World Vision Canada will 1) improve the use of immediate life-saving primary healthcare services for conflict-affected and displaced populations and vulnerable host communities, and 2) increase the immediate use of an enhanced protective environment and systems?to respond to protection issues.

May 2026 – A rapidly growing Ebola disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda has prompted the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare it a public health emergency of international concern. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has launched a regional emergency appeal in response to the epidemic.

With the support of Global Affairs Canada, the Canadian Red Cross Society will support the efforts of national Red Cross societies to provide lifesaving Ebola prevention and response, as outlined in the IFRC’s emergency appeal focusing on: health services including contract tracing and screening; infection prevention and control measures; sanitation and hygiene interventions; as well as community engagement.

The escalation of hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel in early March 2026 is deepening the existing humanitarian and socio-economic crisis, with the health system particularly impacted. In response, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) revised its Emergency Appeal to reach up to 1.2 million people with critical services, including emergency medical care, food, shelter, and clean water, until December 2027.

With $4 million in Global Affairs Canada’s support, the Canadian Red Cross is supporting the efforts of the Lebanese Red Cross to deliver life-saving humanitarian assistance as outlined in the revised IFRC Emergency Appeal for Lebanon.
Project activities include: (1) delivering emergency medical services, including ambulance services, medical evacuations, and trauma stabilisation; (2) operating hospitals, field hospitals, medical points, clinics, and mobile medical units; (3) providing mental health and psychosocial support services; and (4) distributing emergency relief supplies, including food, water, hygiene items, and shelter assistance.

This project supports ALNAP’s 2026 – 2028 workplan and contributes to the promotion of lessons learned and the dissemination of best practices across the humanitarian sector. With the support of GAC and other donors, this project aims to support ALNAP’s systematic effort to monitor and hold the international humanitarian system accountable for fulfilling its mandate of saving lives, alleviating suffering, and maintaining human dignity.

Project activities include:
1. monitoring the performance of the international humanitarian system, including through the publication of the Global Humanitarian Assistance Report and the State of the Humanitarian System Report;
2. tracking and assessing key humanitarian donors’ financial contributions – including the U.S. - and analyzing the impact and implications on humanitarian response;
3. addressing key evidential and thematic gaps in humanitarian performance;
4. improving the quality and accessibility of humanitarian evaluative evidence; and
5. supporting system-wide learning by convening workshops, meetings, online events, and digital communication platforms.

The humanitarian situation in Lebanon deteriorated significantly following the sharp intensification of hostilities in early March 2026, which marked the most serious escalation since the November 2024 ceasefire. This escalation triggered renewed mass displacement, damaged critical civilian infrastructure, and further compounded an already severe humanitarian crisis. The United Nations estimates that up to 1 million people in Lebanon require urgent life-saving assistance over a three-month period.

The Lebanon Humanitarian Fund, managed by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is an existing Country-Based Pooled Fund (CBPF) that mobilizes multi-sector emergency response allocations based on partner presence and capacity. With GAC’s support, the fund releases emergency funding for priority life-saving interventions, including protection, food security, health, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), and shelter, with a strong focus on reaching the most vulnerable populations and enabling rapid scale-up by frontline responders.

Project activities include: (1) providing needs-based assistance in line with priorities in the emergency Flash Appeal for Lebanon; (2) increasing operational response capacity and coverage through diverse partnerships with non-governmental organizations, including national and local actors; and (3) improving the timeliness, effectiveness, and efficiency of life-saving interventions through coordinated, flexible, and rapid allocation mechanisms.

The renewed escalation of hostilities since March 2026 has triggered large-scale displacement across Lebanon, forcing hundreds of thousands of people, including Lebanese civilians, Syrian refugees, and Palestine refugees to flee their homes, often repeatedly, in search of safety. This sudden displacement has overwhelmed collective shelters and placed severe pressure on host communities, pushing families into overcrowded public buildings, informal sites, and unsafe living conditions. Displaced populations face heightened protection risks and critical gaps in access to emergency shelter, cash assistance, health care, WASH services, and psychosocial support. Women and children are particularly exposed to risks of gender-based violence, family separation, and barriers to essential services, while older persons and persons with disabilities face increased mobility and access challenges.

The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) leads the international protection and assistance response for refugees, stateless persons, asylum seekers, and, internally displaced persons in Lebanon, working in close coordination with national authorities and humanitarian partners.

With the support of Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and other donors, this project will deliver life-saving protection and humanitarian assistance under the 2026 Lebanon Flash Appeal, responding to rapidly deteriorating humanitarian conditions and escalating displacement pressures.

Project activities will prioritize urgent emergency and protection needs, including protection services and case management; emergency shelter and core relief items; access to primary health care; water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) support; multipurpose cash assistance to meet basic needs; and mental health and psychosocial support. Assistance will target the most vulnerable refugees, displaced Lebanese, and affected host community members, with particular attention to women, children, persons with disabilities, older persons, and survivors of violence.

This project is part of Canada’s Renewed Women’s Voice and Leadership (RWVL) Program. It supports local and regional women’s rights organizations (WROs), lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex plus (LBTQI+) groups and feminist networks working to promote the rights of women and girls and advance gender equality globally. It provides multi-year core funding and rapid responsive funding, strengthens institutional capacity and bolsters feminist movements, as WROs and feminist movements are critical change agents. The Program continues to respond to the globally recognized and significant gap in funding and support for WROs and feminist movements worldwide. It includes enhanced support for WROs, LBTQI+ organizations, and women human rights defenders (WHRDs) working in crisis- and conflict-affected settings and a more intentional approach to reaching structurally excluded groups. This includes but is not limited to LBTQI+ communities, women and girls with disabilities, Indigenous women and girls and young feminists.

This project is implemented by the PEKKA Foundation, a national women’s right organisation in Indonesia, and aims to reach approximately 16,500 women and girls that are members of the PEKKA Unions in 44 districts across the country. It seeks to equip members with the necessary skills, resources and support to strengthen their ability to effectively advocate for women's rights and drive sustainable social change. Using a livelihoods lens, PEKKA Foundation aims to provide targeted workshops, technical assistance, mentorship programs and leadership training using technology to support its Union members in their advocacy work.

This initiative aims to strengthen Ukraine’s Ministry of Veterans Affairs to lead, coordinate and standardize an integrated system of programs and services for veterans, their spouses and children across the country. It focuses on building the Ministry's leadership, data use and policy development, while improving the quality, accessibility and consistency of veterans’ services delivered by government and civil society nationwide.

Project activities include: (1) embedding subject-matter expertise and coaching within the Ministry's Delivery Office to improve coordination and evidence-based decision-making; (2) developing and institutionalizing inclusive policy and legislative processes; (3) identifying, testing and refining service models and national service standards across priority areas such as mental health, rehabilitation, employment and reintegration; and (4) operationalizing standards through legal instruments and inter-ministerial coordination so providers align programs with national expectations.

Intended beneficiaries include women and men veterans, adolescent boys and girls in veteran households, spouses and caregivers, including veterans with disabilities and those in rural or conflict-affected areas. This initiative is implemented in close collaboration with Ukraine’s Ministry of Veterans Affairs, engaging delivery partners across government, civil society and international organizations.

This project aims to help Caribbean countries deliver climate-resilient infrastructure initiatives more quickly and effectively through the establishment of the Caribbean Resilient Infrastructure Implementation and Skills Exchange (RIISE) Facility. The Facility focuses on the implementation phase of infrastructure projects by providing rapid, on-demand advisory support and short-term expert deployments to work alongside government teams. In its initial period, the Facility will provide support to Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Project activities include: (1) establishment of the RIISE facility; (2) curating a roster of experts that prioritizes regional expertise and supports gender responsive and disability inclusive infrastructure development; (3) operating a rapid response helpdesk to troubleshoot procurement, contract management, and design issues that slow implementation; and (4) deploying specialists to work with ministries and project units at critical points during project implementation, while transferring skills to national staff.

By unblocking bottlenecks and building local know-how, the Facility supports more timely, higher quality infrastructure that benefits people across participating countries by improving access to climate-resilient roads, energy, water, housing, and public buildings and by strengthening the capacity of national institutions to deliver major projects.