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Amid the rubble, a Lebanese family works to rebuild normal life
5 Sep 2006 Thousands of other Lebanese returned from places where they sheltered during the fighting only to find their homes uninhabitable. For many months to come they will remain displaced - nearer home, but still displaced. -
UNHCR looks at broader needs as aid reaches Lebanese returnees
4 Sep 2006 With the distribution of emergency aid running smoothly, the UN refugee agency is discussing what assistance will be needed by remaining displaced Lebanese and their hosts as UNHCR moves from the humanitarian to the development phase of recovery. -
Lebanese war children need their dreams to survive
1 Sep 2006 Lebanese children have been particularly victimised by the latest war in Lebanon. As well as many dead and injured, some children suffered psychological wounds. But their resilience is evident in their dreams and ambitions. -
UNHCR seeks aid for Lebanon at donors conference in Sweden
31 Aug 2006 UNHCR has joined other UN organizations at an international donors meeting in calling for international support for Lebanon. At the meeting in Stockholm, UNHCR plans to show solidarity with the Lebanese government and seek the resources crucial to shelter the needy. -
UN agencies unite to clear unexploded ordnance endangering Lebanese returnees
30 Aug 2006 UNHCR has signed a formal partnership with the United Nations Mine Action Service for the rapid clearing of unexploded munitions scattered across southern Lebanon. The deadly ordnance is proving a major obstacle to the restoration of normal life. -
UNHCR works with local officials to reach the neediest in Lebanon
29 Aug 2006 When convoys carrying aid from the UN refugee agency arrive each day in the battered villages of southern Lebanon, UNHCR turns to the expertise of local officials to ensure the assistance reaches those most in need. -
Lebanese who cannot return home fear being forgotten
28 Aug 2006 Amid the emphasis on getting convoys of aid by the UN refugee agency and other organizations into battered villages and the return of most Lebanese to their homes, some victims of the war fear they could be forgotten. -
UNHCR in full distribution of relief items in southern Lebanon
25 Aug 2006 UNHCR's distribution of emergency relief to Lebanese in the south of the country is well under way. The agency was running three convoys of trucks into villages in the south on Friday, following four convoys on Thursday -
As focus shifts to Lebanese returnees, UNHCR remembers thousands still displaced
24 Aug 2006 While most Lebanese have rushed back to their homes, thousands remain displaced around the country for reasons ranging from fear about the future of a precarious ceasefire to the complete destruction of their houses.