Syrian refugees hit million mark in Lebanon
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Syrian refugees hit million mark in Lebanon
Syrian refugees hit million mark in Lebanon
UNHCR says figure is "a devastating milestone for a host community stretched to breaking point" and urges more support.
The number of Syrian refugees registered in Lebanon has exceeded one million, in what the UN refugee agency calls a "devastating milestone" for a small country with depleted resources and brewing sectarian tension.
Refugees from Syria, half of them children, now equal a quarter of Lebanon's resident population, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said in a statement, warning that most of them live in poverty and depend on aid for survival.
UNHCR chief Antonio Guterres described the figure as "a devastating milestone worsened by rapidly depleting resources and a host community stretched to breaking point".
"Tiny Lebanon has now become the country with "the highest per capita concentration of refugees worldwide," and is "struggling to keep pace", Guterres said in a statement.
"The influx of a million refugees would be massive in any country. For Lebanon, a small nation beset by internal difficulties, the impact is staggering," he said.
'Generational challenge'
Jan Egeland, the secretary-general of the Norwegian Refugee Council, which has 1,000 relief workers in and around Syria, told Al Jazeera that the figure could easily be "more than half a million" higher.
Egeland said not all of the Syrian refugees in Lebanon had officially registered with the UN, an annual requirement to receive food rations, health and education services - and the process often takes months.
"I don't think we are understanding the scope and breadth and magnitude of this crisis," Egeland said.
"This is not just another war, this is a generational challenge and we are not up to meeting that challenge."
Syria's three-year war so far has killed more than 150,000 people, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, while half of the population is estimated to have fled their homes.
Of those who have fled Syria, nearly 600,000 have registered as refugees in Jordan and around 670,000 in Turkey. The UNHCR registers 2,500 new refugees daily in Lebanon.
According to Guterres, "Lebanon has experienced serious economic shocks due to the conflict in Syria", while security has deteriorated as a result of rising regional instability.
Al Jazeera's Rula Amin, reporting from Tripoli in northern Lebanon, said the cost of the Syrian crisis to Lebanon had been estimated at $.2.5bn in 2013 alone, not just from aid and providing services.
"It affected tourism, trade investment, even the wages in Lebanon have been affected because Syrians will work for much less," our reporter said.
The influx has put severe strains on Lebanon's health and education sectors as well as on electricity, water and sanitation services.
"The Lebanese people have shown striking generosity, but are struggling to cope," Guterres said.
The UNHCR chief urged the global community to boost its support for Lebanon.
"International support to government institutions and local communities is at a level that, although slowly increasing, is totally out of proportion with what is needed," Guterres said.
The humanitarian appeal for Lebanon "is only 13 percent funded," even as the needs of a rapidly growing refugee population become ever more pressing.
"The number of school-aged children is now over 400,000, eclipsing the number of Lebanese children in public schools. These schools have opened their doors to over 100,000 refugees, yet the ability to accept more is severely limited," he said.
Guterres said the majority of Syrian refugee children, however, were out of school.
Because of the dire economic situation their families endure, many children are now working, "girls can be married young and the prospect of a better future recedes the longer they remain out of school".
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/04/syrian-refugees-hit-million-mark-lebanon-201443792523131.html
Lebanon has been absolutely amazing in it's generosity, but the devastation in Syria is reaching a point where the stability of more than just Lebanon is affected.
Refugees are trying to get just about anywhere, and what else can they do. It is a world problem and should be treated as such.
UNHCR says figure is "a devastating milestone for a host community stretched to breaking point" and urges more support.
The number of Syrian refugees registered in Lebanon has exceeded one million, in what the UN refugee agency calls a "devastating milestone" for a small country with depleted resources and brewing sectarian tension.
Refugees from Syria, half of them children, now equal a quarter of Lebanon's resident population, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said in a statement, warning that most of them live in poverty and depend on aid for survival.
UNHCR chief Antonio Guterres described the figure as "a devastating milestone worsened by rapidly depleting resources and a host community stretched to breaking point".
"Tiny Lebanon has now become the country with "the highest per capita concentration of refugees worldwide," and is "struggling to keep pace", Guterres said in a statement.
"The influx of a million refugees would be massive in any country. For Lebanon, a small nation beset by internal difficulties, the impact is staggering," he said.
'Generational challenge'
Jan Egeland, the secretary-general of the Norwegian Refugee Council, which has 1,000 relief workers in and around Syria, told Al Jazeera that the figure could easily be "more than half a million" higher.
Egeland said not all of the Syrian refugees in Lebanon had officially registered with the UN, an annual requirement to receive food rations, health and education services - and the process often takes months.
"I don't think we are understanding the scope and breadth and magnitude of this crisis," Egeland said.
"This is not just another war, this is a generational challenge and we are not up to meeting that challenge."
Syria's three-year war so far has killed more than 150,000 people, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, while half of the population is estimated to have fled their homes.
Of those who have fled Syria, nearly 600,000 have registered as refugees in Jordan and around 670,000 in Turkey. The UNHCR registers 2,500 new refugees daily in Lebanon.
According to Guterres, "Lebanon has experienced serious economic shocks due to the conflict in Syria", while security has deteriorated as a result of rising regional instability.
Al Jazeera's Rula Amin, reporting from Tripoli in northern Lebanon, said the cost of the Syrian crisis to Lebanon had been estimated at $.2.5bn in 2013 alone, not just from aid and providing services.
"It affected tourism, trade investment, even the wages in Lebanon have been affected because Syrians will work for much less," our reporter said.
The influx has put severe strains on Lebanon's health and education sectors as well as on electricity, water and sanitation services.
"The Lebanese people have shown striking generosity, but are struggling to cope," Guterres said.
The UNHCR chief urged the global community to boost its support for Lebanon.
"International support to government institutions and local communities is at a level that, although slowly increasing, is totally out of proportion with what is needed," Guterres said.
The humanitarian appeal for Lebanon "is only 13 percent funded," even as the needs of a rapidly growing refugee population become ever more pressing.
"The number of school-aged children is now over 400,000, eclipsing the number of Lebanese children in public schools. These schools have opened their doors to over 100,000 refugees, yet the ability to accept more is severely limited," he said.
Guterres said the majority of Syrian refugee children, however, were out of school.
Because of the dire economic situation their families endure, many children are now working, "girls can be married young and the prospect of a better future recedes the longer they remain out of school".
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/04/syrian-refugees-hit-million-mark-lebanon-201443792523131.html
Lebanon has been absolutely amazing in it's generosity, but the devastation in Syria is reaching a point where the stability of more than just Lebanon is affected.
Refugees are trying to get just about anywhere, and what else can they do. It is a world problem and should be treated as such.
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"It affected tourism, trade investment, even the wages in Lebanon have been affected because Syrians will work for much less," our reporter said.
Welcome to European style mass immigration and multiculturalism
Welcome to European style mass immigration and multiculturalism
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You know what Smelly, if you sank any lower you'd end up in Australia, straight through the planet. But I'm not in the least surprised and I doubt anyone else is.
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Sassy wrote:You know what Smelly, if you sank any lower you'd end up in Australia, straight through the planet. But I'm not in the least surprised and I doubt anyone else is.
they are fucking racist sassy
blaming foreigners for stealing their jobs and bringing down wages??
must be the BNPs influence
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Oh how predictable of you Smelly!
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SEXY MAMA wrote:Oh how predictable of you Smelly!
well thats what you do isn't it??
accuse anyone who moans about an influx of foreigners of racism
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smelly_bandit wrote:SEXY MAMA wrote:Oh how predictable of you Smelly!
well thats what you do isn't it??
accuse anyone who moans about an influx of foreigners of racism
Nope i never have as i believe myself we have too many people on our small Island at the moment.
You are what you are though and its a pity yon will never change.
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SEXY MAMA wrote:smelly_bandit wrote:
well thats what you do isn't it??
accuse anyone who moans about an influx of foreigners of racism
Nope i never have as i believe myself we have too many people on our small Island at the moment.
You are what you are though and its a pity yon will never change.
do you forget who you are talking to??
do you really think im going to forget the rabid hatred that flowed from your hole at anyone who dared question immigration
i remember that incident where brown called that woman a bigot for expressing a legitimate concern over immigration and how you and the rest of your pitbulls were agreeing that anyone who questions multiculturalism or immigration is a racist and bigot
dont try and jump on my bandwagon
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smelly_bandit wrote:SEXY MAMA wrote:
Nope i never have as i believe myself we have too many people on our small Island at the moment.
You are what you are though and its a pity yon will never change.
do you forget who you are talking to??
do you really think im going to forget the rabid hatred that flowed from your hole at anyone who dared question immigration
i remember that incident where brown called that woman a bigot for expressing a legitimate concern over immigration and how you and the rest of your pitbulls were agreeing that anyone who questions multiculturalism or immigration is a racist and bigot
dont try and jump on my bandwagon
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Catman wrote:smelly_bandit wrote:
do you forget who you are talking to??
do you really think im going to forget the rabid hatred that flowed from your hole at anyone who dared question immigration
i remember that incident where brown called that woman a bigot for expressing a legitimate concern over immigration and how you and the rest of your pitbulls were agreeing that anyone who questions multiculturalism or immigration is a racist and bigot
dont try and jump on my bandwagon
hows doug??
dead yet???
or am i still being forced to pay for his life??
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