‘We can't survive like this’: Life in the camps for Syria’s refugee children
5 years, 10 months ago

‘We can't survive like this’: Life in the camps for Syria’s refugee children

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. His family, like many Syrian refugees, rely solely on UN handouts of under a dollar a day to survive. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees claims 948,849 Syrian refugees are registered in Lebanon, but actual figures from municipalities and central government report that 1.5 million have spilled across the border, adding to 450,000 Palestinians according to the UN Relief and Works Agency. Support free-thinking journalism and attend Independent events Jehangir Malik, head of Muslim Aid, explains, “As we complain about our mild winters in the UK, our heartfelt thoughts go out to the people of the Lebanon where the habitations of Syrian refugees and local communities have been ravaged by the snow, rain and wind of recent storms Norma and Miriam. open image in gallery Qaram, 8, is in desperate need of an operation to save her sight Local farmers visit refugee camps to recruit children to plant and harvest their crops, for which they pay around $3 per day.

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Uncertainty for Syrian refugees as Assad regime's fall brings optimism about heading home
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Uncertainty for Syrian refugees as Assad regime's fall brings optimism about heading home

ABC  

The fall of the brutal Assad regime in Syria is fuelling optimism among the millions of Syrian refugees scattered across the Middle East and around the world about returning home. Syrian refugee Sahar Mohamad Kamal lives in the Shatila refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon and is waiting to see if it is safe to return home to Syria after the …

Will 14 mn Syrian refugees return home now that Assad regime has fallen?
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Will 14 mn Syrian refugees return home now that Assad regime has fallen?

Firstpost  

With the collapse of Assad dynasty in Syria, it remains to be seen whether the country would see stability making way for the return of millions of refugees sheltering abroad or whether the country would fall into further chaos and trigger another wave of outward migration Syrians arrive to cross into Syria from Turkey at the Cilvegozu border gate, near …

Europe asks: Is it time for Syria’s refugees to go home?
1 month ago

Europe asks: Is it time for Syria’s refugees to go home?

Live Mint  

Days after Syria’s autocratic ruler fled the country, European politicians have reignited the debate over the region’s decade-old refugee crisis. “No country has received as many Syrians in the European Union as Germany… So far this year, the vast majority of those who got protection were Syrians," said Gerald Knaus, head of the European Stability Initiative, a Berlin-based think tank, …

Where do six million Syrian refugees live today?
1 month ago

Where do six million Syrian refugees live today?

Al Jazeera  

In 2024, about half of Syria’s registered refugees live in Turkiye, followed by Lebanon, Germany, Jordan and Iraq. As of 2024, the United Nations reports, at least 7.4 million Syrians remain internally displaced, with approximately 4.9 million seeking refuge in neighbouring countries. The neighbouring countries with the most registered Syrian refugees include Turkiye, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq. About half of …

Syria's endless struggle: Can refugees ever go home?
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1 month ago

Syria's endless struggle: Can refugees ever go home?

India Today  

The civil war has left Syria devastated. By 2025, the UN predicts that 7.2 million people will be forced to flee their homes but remain inside Syria. Another 6.2 million Syrians are expected to live as refugees in nearby countries like Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and T¼rkiye. DISPLACEMENT HOTSPOTS From Aleppo’s shattered streets to Deir Ezzor’s arid plains, the human …

UN humanitarians assist displaced people in Lebanon to return home
1 month, 1 week ago

UN humanitarians assist displaced people in Lebanon to return home

China Daily  

Displaced people on their way home are pictured in southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, on Nov 27, 2024. UNITED NATIONS - UN humanitarians said on Monday that with the ceasefire in Lebanon, their colleagues and partners are aiding displaced people returning home and those remain displaced. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said challenges to those returning …

The world’s most unlikely safe haven
2 months ago

The world’s most unlikely safe haven

Live Mint  

To grasp how bad things are in Lebanon, consider that Syria—where war and tyranny created the world’s largest refugee crisis—now seems like a safe haven. The rest are almost all Lebanese Shia who hope Syria’s leader, who himself belongs to a splinter Shia sect, the Alawites, will be more welcoming than Lebanon’s rival sects. EU policymakers, who had feared Israel’s …

While Syrian refugees don’t want to return, officials in Lebanon and Syria see exodus as opportunity
2 months ago

While Syrian refugees don’t want to return, officials in Lebanon and Syria see exodus as opportunity

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees have returned to their country since Israel launched a massive aerial bombardment on wide swathes of Lebanon in September. Lebanon’s caretaker Minister of Social Affairs Hector Hajjar told Russia’s Sputnik News last month that the war in Lebanon could yield “a positive benefit, an opportunity to return a large number of displaced …

Iran vows support for Lebanon and backs ceasefire with conditions, as Qantas offers free flights to evacuate Australians — as it happened
3 months, 1 week ago

Iran vows support for Lebanon and backs ceasefire with conditions, as Qantas offers free flights to evacuate Australians — as it happened

ABC  

A UN refugee agency official says most of Lebanon's nearly 900 shelters are full and people fleeing Israeli strikes are increasingly sleeping out in the open. "Most of the nearly 900 government established collective shelters in Lebanon have no more capacity," UNHCR's Rula Amin told a Geneva press briefing. The agency also said that some people are fleeing on foot …

Some Syrian refugees risk returning to opposition-held areas as hostility in host Lebanon grows
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Some Syrian refugees risk returning to opposition-held areas as hostility in host Lebanon grows

Associated Press  

IDLIB, Syria — For more than a decade, a steady flow of Syrians have crossed the border from their war-torn country into Lebanon. The Lebanese government has also organized “voluntary return” trips for those willing to return to government-held areas, but few have signed up, fearing retaliation from Syria’s government and security forces. As precarious as the situation is in …

Poverty in Lebanon more than tripled in past decade: World Bank
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Poverty in Lebanon more than tripled in past decade: World Bank

Al Jazeera  

Poverty in Lebanon has more than tripled over the past 10 years, with the overall proportion of the country’s population living below the poverty line soaring to 44 percent, according to the World Bank. The bank’s report, released on Thursday, was conducted in five of the country’s eight governorates, showing that poverty rose from 12 percent in 2012 to 44 …

Lebanon’s economic crisis endures, as does the EU’s ‘fear’ of refugees
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Lebanon’s economic crisis endures, as does the EU’s ‘fear’ of refugees

Al Jazeera  

Analysts and rights groups question whether large EU grants to Lebanon have anything to do with getting its economy out of the hole it is in. “The fact that the EU would provide funds to encourage that behaviour is shameful.” ‘Asking people to starve’ Another enduring issue in Lebanon renders the assistance less than helpful. “They’re just asking people to …

Hundreds of Syrian refugees head home as anti-refugee sentiment surges in Lebanon
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Hundreds of Syrian refugees head home as anti-refugee sentiment surges in Lebanon

Associated Press  

ARSAL, Lebanon — More than 300 Syrian refugees headed back home to Syria in a convoy on Tuesday, leaving two remote northeastern towns in crisis-stricken Lebanon where anti-refugee sentiment has been surging in recent months. A country of about 6 million people, Lebanon hosts nearly 780,000 registered Syrian refugees and hundreds of thousands who are unregistered — the world’s highest …

Hundreds of Syrian refugees head home as anti-refugee sentiment surges in Lebanon
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Hundreds of Syrian refugees head home as anti-refugee sentiment surges in Lebanon

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More than 300 Syrian refugees …

Hundreds of Syrians head home as anti-refugee sentiment surges in Lebanon
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Hundreds of Syrians head home as anti-refugee sentiment surges in Lebanon

LA Times  

A Syrian refugee carries her child as she prepares to return to Syria from the eastern Lebanese border town of Arsal on Tuesday. More than 300 Syrian refugees headed back home to Syria in a convoy on Tuesday, leaving two remote northeastern towns in crisis-stricken Lebanon where anti-refugee sentiment has been surging in recent months. A country of about 6 …

‘Border clashes in Lebanon taking heavy toll on children’
8 months, 1 week ago

‘Border clashes in Lebanon taking heavy toll on children’

The Hindu  

UNICEF, the children’s agency of the UN, said on April 30 that conflict on Lebanon’s border between Hezbollah militant group and Israel was taking a heavy toll on children, with thousands out of school and healthcare “critically impacted”. “We are deeply alarmed by the situation of children and families who have been forced from their homes,” Edouard Beigbeder, the Lebanon …

Cyprus concerned over spike in arrivals of Syrian refugees from Lebanon
9 months, 1 week ago

Cyprus concerned over spike in arrivals of Syrian refugees from Lebanon

Al Jazeera  

Arrivals of Syrian asylum seekers have surged, with more than 350 such arrivals recorded in two days. Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday said it was “deeply concerning” that the irregular arrival of Syrian asylum seekers and refugees was consistently rising in recent weeks, with more than 350 such arrivals recorded in two days. Cyprus, the EU’s easternmost state, lies …

Violence in Syria is on the rise while aid is flagging as the civil war enters its 14th year
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Violence in Syria is on the rise while aid is flagging as the civil war enters its 14th year

Associated Press  

AL-NAYRAB, Syria — For years, Syria’s civil war has been a largely frozen conflict, the country effectively carved up into areas controlled by the Damascus government of President Bashar Assad, various opposition groups and Syrian Kurdish forces. The protests — part of the Arab Spring popular uprisings that spread across much of the Middle East that year — were met …

Why is Lebanon home to so many Palestinian refugees and leaders?
1 year ago

Why is Lebanon home to so many Palestinian refugees and leaders?

Al Jazeera  

An estimated 270,000 Palestinians live in the country. Successive waves of Palestinian refugees to Lebanon have led to a stateless population of up to about 270,000 people, who live in 12 camps across the nation. The refugee camps remain recruitment grounds for Palestinian armed factions: in early December Hamas put out a call for people in the camps to join …

UN plans to cut number of refugees receiving cash aid in Lebanon by a third, citing funding cuts
1 year, 2 months ago

UN plans to cut number of refugees receiving cash aid in Lebanon by a third, citing funding cuts

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Faced with an increasing funding crunch, the United Nations will cut the number of refugee families receiving cash assistance in Lebanon by nearly a third next year, a spokesperson for the U.N. refugee agency said Thursday. Due to “significant funding reductions,” UNHCR and the World Food Program will give monthly cash aid to 88,000 fewer families in 2024 …

Why Gaza’s refugee camps are so vulnerable
1 year, 2 months ago

Why Gaza’s refugee camps are so vulnerable

The Economist  

The Economist explains Why Gaza’s refugee camps are so vulnerable More than two thirds of the enclave’s population are registered refugees Your browser does not support this video. 4 km Erez crossing Evacuation zone Jabalia Refugee camps Al-Shati ISRAEL Mediterranean Sea Wadi Gaza riverbed Bureij Nuseirat Al-Maghazi Deir El-Balah Gaza Strip Khan Younis Gaza Strip West Bank Rafah ISRAEL EGYPT …

Cyprus braces for refugee arrivals amid Lebanon war fears
1 year, 2 months ago

Cyprus braces for refugee arrivals amid Lebanon war fears

Al Jazeera  

Officials in Cyprus say Beirut’s possible involvement in the Israel-Hamas war has made Lebanon lag in migration management. Cyprus has received 458 Syrian refugees from Lebanon in a week, Cypriot authorities have said, as the Israel-Hamas war threatens to spread into a wider regional conflict. He said that Lebanon’s possible involvement in Israel’s war in Gaza and the generally worsening …

Suffering in the shadows: The humanitarian calamities that aren’t on the world’s agenda
1 year, 2 months ago

Suffering in the shadows: The humanitarian calamities that aren’t on the world’s agenda

Salon  

Various versions of the aphorism “War is God’s way of teaching Americans geography” have been making the rounds ever since the rise of U.S. imperialism in the late 1800s. According to the International Office of Migration, that represents “the highest of any internally displaced population in the world, including Syria, Ukraine, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.” Human Rights Watch …

Lebanon’s PM says Syrian refugee influx could upset ‘demographic balance’
1 year, 4 months ago

Lebanon’s PM says Syrian refugee influx could upset ‘demographic balance’

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of Syrian refugees have crossed into Lebanon in recent months through porous border points. Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has disparaged the influx of Syrian refugees coming into the country, saying it could upset the nation’s demography. “That threatens our entity’s independence and could create harsh imbalances that could affect Lebanon’s demographic balance,” Mikati said. Thousands of Syrian …

Lebanese premier warns Syrian refugees pose a danger to the small nation’s balance
1 year, 4 months ago

Lebanese premier warns Syrian refugees pose a danger to the small nation’s balance

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Over a thousand Syrian refugees each week fleeing to Lebanon from their country’s worsening economic and financial conditions “could create harsh imbalances” in the small Mediterranean nation, caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati warned Thursday. “That threatens our entity’s independence and could create harsh imbalances that could affect Lebanon’s demographic balance,” Mikati said. Lebanon hosts some 805,000 United Nations-registered …

UN suspends services at Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon after clashes
1 year, 4 months ago

UN suspends services at Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon after clashes

Al Jazeera  

UN refugee agency has called on armed actors within the refugee camp to immediately vacate its facilities. A United Nations agency has suspended services at the largest Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon to protest against the presence of armed fighters around its four schools and other facilities within the area. Deadly clashes broke out at the Ein el-Hilweh camp last …

WORLD AFFAIRS | Syrian Refugees fear being forced back
1 year, 5 months ago

WORLD AFFAIRS | Syrian Refugees fear being forced back

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 20, 2023 14:37 IST - 6 MINS READ As Jordan hosted regional talks this spring aimed at ending Syria’s isolation after more than a decade of civil war, Syrian refugee Suzanne Dabdoob felt a deep pressure in her brain and in her ears, she said, a fear she had not felt since arriving to Jordan 10 years …

Jordan’s foreign minister calls for investment into war-torn Syria to speed up refugee returns
1 year, 6 months ago

Jordan’s foreign minister calls for investment into war-torn Syria to speed up refugee returns

Associated Press  

DAMASCUS, Syria — Jordan’s foreign minister Monday called for international investment into conflict-ravaged Syria’s crippled infrastructure to speed up refugee returns. “But what we are sure of is that the refugees’ futures lie in their country.” The Jordanian foreign minister said that securing critical infrastructure and basic necessities will speed up voluntary refugee returns, especially as international aid for refugees …

As conditions for Syrians worsen, aid organizations struggle to catch the world's attention again
1 year, 6 months ago

As conditions for Syrians worsen, aid organizations struggle to catch the world's attention again

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We’re eating one meal a day.” Aid agencies will struggle to draw the world’s …

As conditions for Syrians worsen, aid organizations struggle to catch the world’s attention again
1 year, 6 months ago

As conditions for Syrians worsen, aid organizations struggle to catch the world’s attention again

Associated Press  

BAR ELIAS, Lebanon — Six months after she got the call informing her that her U.N. assistance would be cut, Najwa al-Jassem is struggling to feed her four children and pay rent for their tent in a Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa Valley. “We’re eating one meal a day.” Aid agencies will struggle to draw the world’s attention …

Humanitarian aid alone cannot save Lebanon
1 year, 7 months ago

Humanitarian aid alone cannot save Lebanon

Al Jazeera  

With the world’s attention focused firmly on Ukraine, countless other countries in crisis have been forgotten – left to fend for themselves with not enough support from the international community. What Lebanon needs today, alongside humanitarian aid to meet people’s immediate needs, is political stability. The international community, while continuing to provide humanitarian aid to those struggling to meet their …

Saved from death at sea, Syrian refugees face deportation
1 year, 11 months ago

Saved from death at sea, Syrian refugees face deportation

Associated Press  

TRIPOLI, Lebanon — On New Year’s Eve, a small boat carrying more than 230 would-be migrants, most of them Syrians, broke down and began to sink after setting sail from the northern coast of Lebanon. Since the collapse of Lebanon’s economy in 2019, an increasing number of people — mostly Syrian and Palestinian refugees but also Lebanese citizens — have …

Saved from death at sea, Syrian refugees face deportation
1 year, 11 months ago

Saved from death at sea, Syrian refugees face deportation

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. After bringing them back to shore, to the port …

Hundreds of Syrian refugees leave Lebanon amid concerns
2 years, 2 months ago

Hundreds of Syrian refugees leave Lebanon amid concerns

Al Jazeera  

Lugging suitcases, power generators, fridges and chickens, more than 700 Syrian refugees who were living in Lebanon gathered from early morning in a desolate northeastern border zone. The refugees were returning to Syria on Wednesday under a voluntary programme coordinated by Lebanon’s General Security, the agency responsible for safeguarding the country’s borders. Lebanon is home to more than 800,000 Syrian …

Heading home: Syrian refugees in Lebanon going back to Syria
2 years, 2 months ago

Heading home: Syrian refugees in Lebanon going back to Syria

Associated Press  

ARSAL, Lebanon — Hundreds of Syrian refugees boarded a convoy of trucks laden with mattresses, blankets, water and fuel tanks — and, in one case, a goat — in the remote Lebanese mountain town of Arsal on Wednesday, heading home to Syria. “The economic situation doesn’t allow us to provide for them.” Lebanon has given shelter to more than 1 …

Lebanon begins ‘voluntary’ repatriation of Syrian refugees
2 years, 2 months ago

Lebanon begins ‘voluntary’ repatriation of Syrian refugees

Al Jazeera  

Rights groups are concerned the scheme may contain elements of coercion and result in reprisals. Lebanese authorities say 751 Syrian refugees began returning to Syria on Wednesday under a voluntary programme coordinated by Lebanon’s General Security, the agency responsible for safeguarding the country’s borders. Lebanese President Michel Aoun had announced earlier this month that Beirut would soon begin sending Syrian …

Stay or go: Palestinians in Lebanon plunged into poverty
2 years, 2 months ago

Stay or go: Palestinians in Lebanon plunged into poverty

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Nasser Tabarani, a Palestinian refugee living in Lebanon, has tried twice to migrate by sea to a better life in Europe but was detained by troops both times and brought back to shore. We cannot live in Lebanon anymore.” Lebanon’s unprecedented economic meltdown has not only devastated the Lebanese but has also hard-hit Palestinian refugees who have lived …

‘Bodies everywhere’: Survivors recount Lebanon boat disaster
2 years, 3 months ago

‘Bodies everywhere’: Survivors recount Lebanon boat disaster

Al Jazeera  

Ninety-seven people have died – including 24 children – after a boat full of asylum seekers heading from Lebanon to Europe capsized in the Mediterranean. “We also called 112 to seek help from Lebanese authorities, but no help came.” Due to the high waves, the boat lost control and capsized off the Syrian port of Tartous, some 50km north of …

Could Lebanon’s economic collapse create new humanitarian crisis?
2 years, 3 months ago

Could Lebanon’s economic collapse create new humanitarian crisis?

Al Jazeera  

Dozens of migrants drown as their boat sinks on way to Europe. Lebanon’s economic meltdown is pushing more people to take dangerous sea journeys to seek better lives abroad. The vessel carrying up to 150 Lebanese, Syrian and Palestinian refugees and migrants had sailed from Tripoli, the poorest city in Lebanon. Years of war, sectarian violence and corruption have led …

UN body says violence against Syrians in Lebanon on the rise
2 years, 5 months ago

UN body says violence against Syrians in Lebanon on the rise

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Discrimination and violence against Syrian refugees in Lebanon has soared in recent weeks as the country grapples with high food prices and shortages, the U.N. refugee agency told the Associated Press on Friday. “We have seen tensions between Lebanese and Syrians at bakeries across the country,” United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees spokesperson Paula Barrachina told the AP. …

Syrian refugees anxious over Lebanon’s plans to deport them
2 years, 5 months ago

Syrian refugees anxious over Lebanon’s plans to deport them

Associated Press  

BAR ELIAS, Lebanon — Sitting outside her tent in a camp in eastern Lebanon, a 30-year-old Syrian refugee contemplated the sunset and her worsening options. She managed to survive over the past decade, despite Lebanon’s devastating economic meltdown and souring attitudes toward Syrian refugees. The Lebanese government’s recently announced plan to deport 15,000 refugees per month to Syria appears set …

Syrian refugees anxious over Lebanon's plans to deport them
2 years, 5 months ago

Syrian refugees anxious over Lebanon's plans to deport them

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. She managed to survive over the past decade, despite …

Lebanon hopes to repatriate Syrian refugees within months
2 years, 6 months ago

Lebanon hopes to repatriate Syrian refugees within months

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Lebanon plans to start sending back tens of thousands of Syrian refugees within months over objections by the United Nations and rights groups, a minister said in an interview Wednesday. “This is a humane, honorable, patriotic and economic plan that is necessary for Lebanon.” The Lebanese government’s plan would entail sending back 15,000 Syrian refugees every month. A …

Lebanon plans Syrian refugee repatriation within months: Minister
2 years, 6 months ago

Lebanon plans Syrian refugee repatriation within months: Minister

Al Jazeera  

Lebanon hosts an estimated 1.5 million Syrians refugees who have fled a brutal, decade-old conflict in their home country. Lebanon plans to begin repatriating tens of thousands of Syrian refugees within months over objections by the United Nations and human rights groups, a minister has said. “We are serious about implementing this plan and we hope to do so within …

Infographic: Syria’s displaced face the wrath of winter
2 years, 11 months ago

Infographic: Syria’s displaced face the wrath of winter

Al Jazeera  

Bitter winter conditions have compounded the poverty of millions of displaced people in northwest Syria. But conditions are worst in northwest Syria, where displaced Syrians make up about two-thirds of the 4.1 million people living there. “There are 1.7 million people living in these appalling conditions in a war zone, and they have not received the necessary levels of support,” …

Impoverished Lebanese, Syrians struggle to survive cold
2 years, 11 months ago

Impoverished Lebanese, Syrians struggle to survive cold

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — A snowstorm in the Middle East has left many Lebanese and Syrians scrambling to find ways to survive, burning old clothes, plastic and in some cases even sheep manure to keep warm as temperatures plummet and poverty soars. Hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Jordan and others displaced by Syria’s war are sheltering in poorly …

4 Syrians die after burning coal for heat in south Lebanon
3 years ago

4 Syrians die after burning coal for heat in south Lebanon

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — A Syrian mother and her three children died in their sleep after inhaling toxic fumes from burning coal to heat their room in a village in southern Lebanon, a rescue group said Sunday. Youssef al-Dor, an official with Resala Health Ambulance Association, said he transported the bodies to be buried from a hospital where the four were pronounced …

Abuses of returning Syrian refugees ‘still running’: HRW
3 years, 2 months ago

Abuses of returning Syrian refugees ‘still running’: HRW

Al Jazeera  

Rights group calls for a halt of all returns of Syrians and urges countries hosting refugees to take this position. Beirut, Lebanon – Continuing Syrian government human rights abuses mean refugees should not be returned, Human Rights Watch says, urging host nations to immediately halt all refugee returns. The multiple agencies that prey on Syrians are still running.” “The government …

UN says Lebanon's economic crisis blights Syrian refugees
3 years, 3 months ago

UN says Lebanon's economic crisis blights Syrian refugees

The Hindu  

More than 1 million Syrian refugees in crisis-hit Lebanon are experiencing deteriorating conditions that have left nine out of ten of them in extreme poverty, U.N. agencies warned on Wednesday. The yearly report on conditions of Syrians living in Lebanon is produced by the United Nations' refugee agency, its World Food Programme, as well as its children's agency. The report …

UN says Lebanon’s economic crisis blights Syrian refugees
3 years, 3 months ago

UN says Lebanon’s economic crisis blights Syrian refugees

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — More than 1 million Syrian refugees in crisis-hit Lebanon are experiencing deteriorating conditions that have left nine out of ten of them in extreme poverty, U.N. agencies warned Wednesday. The yearly report on conditions of Syrians living in Lebanon is produced by the United Nations’ refugee agency, its World Food Program, as well as its children’s agency. The …

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