UNFPA Lebanon

What UNFPA Lebanon does

UNFPA Lebanon is the country office of the United Nations Population Fund operating in Lebanon, working to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe, every young person's potential is fulfilled, and every woman and girl is treated with dignity. Operating in Lebanon since 1993, the office sits within UNFPA's Arab States Regional Structure and supports national efforts across sexual and reproductive health, family planning, maternal and newborn health, gender-based violence prevention and response, adolescent and youth empowerment, gender equality, and population dynamics. It implements programs in partnership with the Lebanese government, civil society organizations, and other UN agencies under UNFPA's global Strategic Plan framework (current cycle 2026-2029, succeeding the 2022-2025 plan).

The office delivers services through several core verticals: SRH clinical and community-based service delivery, family planning commodity supply chains, maternal and newborn care, GBV case management and the GBV Information Management System, youth and adolescent programming, and humanitarian response operations including SRH-in-emergencies. Its technology footprint consists of standard UN operational systems (ERP, procurement, reporting), a population data portal for demographic statistics and policy support, a transparency portal for accountability, and the GBV IMS dashboard for inter-agency GBV data coordination. No proprietary AI/ML products, named research pipelines, or technology differentiation beyond standard UN tooling is evidenced.

UNFPA Lebanon is not a commercial entity and has no product revenue, pricing model, or go-to-market in the private-sector sense. It is funded entirely through voluntary contributions from UN member states and multilateral partners, with programming governed by donor agreements and UN strategic priorities. Its end "customers" are the Lebanese population — particularly women of reproductive age, adolescents, youth, GBV survivors, and crisis-affected communities including Syrian and Palestinian refugees — and its delivery model is partnership-driven rather than transactional.

Name

UNFPA Lebanon

Legal name

United Nations Population Fund

Website

https://unfpa.org

Company type

Public

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Short description

UNFPA Lebanon is the country office of the UN Population Fund, delivering sexual and reproductive health, family planning, gender-based violence response, youth empowerment, and humanitarian programs to women, adolescents, and crisis-affected populations across Lebanon, funded through voluntary member-state contributions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Reproductive Health and Humanitarian Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Health Care and Social Assistance (62)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Sexual & Reproductive Health & Family Planning (SRH/FP) Programs (BPADAIAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Bilateral Development & Global Health Cooperation Programs (HLAJAOAB), Health, Population & WASH Aid Programs (BPADABAC)

Keywords

• Sexual reproductive health
• Maternal health services
• Family planning programs
• Humanitarian response
• Gender-based violence prevention

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Voluntary Contributions from Member States: UNFPA is funded primarily through voluntary contributions from UN member states, private sector donors, and foundations. These contributions support sexual and reproductive health programs, humanitarian response, and development initiatives across 150+ countries.

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

UNFPA Lebanon delivers sexual and reproductive health programs within Lebanon, including family planning, maternal health, obstetric fistula treatment, midwifery training, gender-based violence prevention, comprehensive sexuality education, menstrual health, HIV/AIDS services, and youth empowerment. The country office also provides humanitarian response services during crises and supports census and civil registration systems. These programs are delivered free of charge to beneficiaries and funded by voluntary contributions from UN member states and private donors.

Product overview

UNFPA Lebanon operates as part of the global United Nations Population Fund network, delivering sexual and reproductive health programs across Lebanon. The organization offers an integrated portfolio of humanitarian and development programs including family planning, maternal health, midwifery, obstetric fistula treatment, gender-based violence prevention, adolescent pregnancy prevention, comprehensive sexuality education, HIV/AIDS services, menstrual health, youth empowerment, and census/civil registration support. These programs are delivered through humanitarian response services during crises and are supported by data dashboards and transparency portals. UNFPA functions as a program-focused agency rather than a product company, with offerings structured as thematic program areas rather than commercial products or modules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sexual and Reproductive Health Services Integrated sexual and reproductive health services including family planning, maternal health, and obstetric fistula treatment delivered to women, adolescents, and crisis-affected populations in Lebanon.
• Family Planning Programs Programs providing contraception access and reproductive health choices to women and couples, aimed at ending unmet need for family planning.
• Maternal Health Services Healthcare services focused on ending preventable maternal deaths, including skilled birth attendance and emergency obstetric and newborn care.
• Obstetric Fistula Treatment Surgical treatment and rehabilitation services for women suffering from obstetric fistula, delivered in partnership with the global Campaign to End Fistula.
• Humanitarian Response Services Emergency sexual and reproductive health services delivered during crises to ensure continuity of care for vulnerable populations in humanitarian settings such as Lebanon.
• Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Response Programs addressing and preventing gender-based violence and harmful practices including child marriage and female genital mutilation, delivered to women and girls in Lebanon.
• Census and Civil Registration Support Technical assistance to governments for national censuses and civil registration and vital statistics systems to ensure accurate population and demographic data.
• Comprehensive Sexuality Education Educational programs providing young people with accurate, age-appropriate information about sexual and reproductive health, including adolescent pregnancy prevention.
• GBV Dashboard Interactive online dashboard tracking gender-based violence data and survivor resilience stories, including the We Rise GBV Dashboard.

Quantifiable outcome

• World population: 8.2 billion (2025)
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• UNFPA Goodwill AmbassadorsflagshipOthersUNFPA Goodwill Ambassadors are prominent figures who advocate for the organization's mission. Current ambassadors include: Her Majesty The Queen of Denmark, Ashley Judd, Isha Sesay, Natalia Vodianova, and Catarina Furtado. These ambassadors use their public profiles to raise awareness about sexual and reproductive health, gender equality, and humanitarian issues.
• Member States and GovernmentscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNFPA works with all 193 UN member states through bilateral agreements and country programs. Governments provide political support, co-funding, and implementation infrastructure for UNFPA programs at national level.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• UN Women: UN entity dedicated to gender equality with closely aligned GBV-prevention, gender-equality, and women's-empowerment programming, frequently co-implementing initiatives with UNFPA.
• UNFPA (Global HQ): The global parent entity of UNFPA Lebanon. Identical mandate, programmes, and funding base; the country office operates as a wholly-owned regional extension of the HQ.

Broad incumbents

• UNICEF: UN agency focused on children's rights and wellbeing with strong overlap on maternal health, adolescent SRH, and humanitarian response. Comparable global footprint and donor base.
• World Health Organization (WHO): The UN's primary health agency with overlapping maternal health, HIV, and health-systems mandates. WHO operates at a broader health-systems scale while UNFPA specializes in SRH.

Emerging players

• UNAIDS: Joint UN programme on HIV/AIDS with significant overlap on HIV prevention integrated with SRH services — UNFPA is one of its cosponsors and delivers complementary programming.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/unfpa
• Facebookfacebook.com/UNFPA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/unfpa
• Instagraminstagram.com/unfpa
• Xx.com/UNFPALebanon

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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