Planned Lebanon demolitions put 15,000 Syrian children at risk

Planned Lebanon demolitions put 15,000 Syrian children at risk of homelessness

Thursday, June 6th, 2019

At least 15,000 Syrian children will be at risk of homelessness if the Lebanese government goes ahead with the planned demolition of “semi-permanent structures” built by refugees in eastern Lebanon, aid agencies warned on Tuesday.

Save the Children, World Vision and Terre des Hommes Foundation said in a joint statement the government made a decision in April that dictated all structures made of materials other than timber and plastic sheeting will be knocked down in the border town of Arsal.

Syrians have until June 9 to make the necessary changes to their structures, after which they will be demolished, the statement said. Read more

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Tags: homelessness, Save the Children, Syria, Terre des Hommes Foundation, World Vision

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