Posts Tagged ‘Lebanon’

Swelling with Syrian refugees Lebanon is a human emergency

Tuesday, March 27th, 2012

There are around 20,000 refugees from Syria in Lebanon, which according to Caritas Lebanon is making Lebanon a “human emergency”. The refugees are exhausted and desperate. More expected to follow. Fr Simon Faddoul, President of Caritas Lebanon tells Fides: “The official figures of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees speak of 8-9000 displaced Syrians, officially Read more

Syrian armed forces and rebels force thousands to scramble to freedom

Friday, March 9th, 2012

Caritas is scrambling to find housing for thousands of Syrian refugees fleeing to neighboring Lebanon because of ongoing violence between Syrian forces and armed rebels. More than 1,000 people have made their way to the town of Qaa in the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon March 5. They are struggling in the region’s near-freezing temperatures. Read more