• Lebanon says it has too many Syrian refugees, orders UNHCR to stop registering new ones which deny t
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[quote]Nour is 20 and has nothing. The house where she used to live with her parents and two-year-old son in rural Damascus was hit by a rocket during a battle between the Syrian regime and Jabhat al-Nusra, prompting her to flee the country with her son. "I spent days walking between bombs," Nour, who did not provide a last name, told Al Jazeera. Her husband disappeared more than two years ago. Two months ago, Nour finally reached the Lebanese border and secured a tourist visa to enter the country - but she is now broke and living with her sister. Nour hoped to be registered as a refugee by UNHCR in order to obtain a bit of assistance, but a few days before her appointment date this month, she was informed that her appointment had been cancelled. Thousands of Syrians are in her same situation after UNHCR stopped registering Syrian refugees in Lebanon in early May, responding to a request from the Lebanese government, which is aiming to restrict the presence of Syrians in the country. As a result, newly arriving Syrian refugees will be unable to access international assistance and protection, making them even more vulnerable.[/quote] [url]http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/05/syrians-lebanon-glass-fit-drop-150529082240227.html[/url]
Just for reference [quote]According to Lebanon's Minister of Social Affairs, Rashid Derbas, the primary reason for the government's request is that the country has reached its capacity for Syrian refugees. "The glass cannot fit one more drop," Derbas said. "[B]Now we have 1.2 million [refugees]. I think this is a very exceptional proportion.[/B]"[/quote] According to wiki, Lebanon has population of 4.5M people. If that isn't counting the refugees, that's one refugee for every 3 Lebanese nationals.
Pretty unfortunate but it's hard not to see why. 25% of the countries population (1.2 million) being comprised entirely of Syrian refugees is an insane amount.
Look on the bright side, Lebanon had been more than happy to accept a fuckton of refugees on their side compared to many countries around.
[QUOTE=Ignhelper;47839074]Look on the bright side, Lebanon had been more than happy to accept a fuckton of refugees on their side compared to many countries around.[/QUOTE] I hope international funding / aid can step it up so Lebanon can continue to help such a stupendous number of people.
[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;47838868]Just for reference According to wiki, Lebanon has population of 4.5M people. If that isn't counting the refugees, that's one refugee for every 3 Lebanese nationals.[/QUOTE] That's also not counting in Palestinians Refugees. I'd say it's closer to an equal split in population.
[QUOTE=Ignhelper;47839074]Look on the bright side, Lebanon had been more than happy to accept a fuckton of refugees on their side compared to many countries around.[/QUOTE] Being so close to Syria kind of doesn't give them a choice half the time. [editline]30th May 2015[/editline] The more populated areas of Syria, to boot.
this is why we need man made islands lol
[QUOTE=justin gurel;47841670]this is why we need man made islands lol[/QUOTE] That's incredibly expensive for that many people. Like, not "let's not waste money" expensive, it's "we literally cannot afford that" expensive.
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