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UNHCR supplies start to reach shattered Lebanese villages
23 Aug 2006 As the extent of the damage is becoming clear, UNHCR emergency assistance is starting to arrive for the Lebanese trying to rebuild their shattered villages. Tents, blankets and mattresses have been distributed in Ayta As Shab. On Thursday, UNHCR plans to continue distributions in Siddiqin and the Nabatiyah area. -
Lebanon's returnees need sustained help to rebuild homes, livelihoods
21 Aug 2006 Much of the large southern Lebanese town of Nabatiya and the surrounding countryside seems untouched by the month of bombing that devastated areas nearer the Israeli border. That image, and its promise of a quick return to normality, is deceiving. -
With most Lebanese back, UNHCR shifts focus to the rebuilding
18 Aug 2006 The number of Lebanese crossing from Syria fell sharply on Friday, indicating most have returned, and the UN refugee agency shifted its focus to assisting the returning Lebanese to recover from the destruction of a month-long war. -
Lebanese returns from Syria pass the halfway mark at 98,000
17 Aug 2006 The number of displaced Lebanese who have returned from Syria this week hit 98,000 on Thursday as more UNHCR emergency assistance arrived in Lebanon by air, ship and road. -
Lebanese stream out of Syria, more than a third now back in Lebanon
16 Aug 2006 The number of Lebanese returning from Syria continued to grow on Wednesday, with the UN refugee agency estimating that more than a third of the 180,000 who had sheltered there at the peak of the fighting were already back in Lebanon. -
Lebanese vacate shelters and head home to see the damage
15 Aug 2006 Lebanese on Tuesday all but emptied public parks and buildings that had become their homes through a month-long bombardment of their cities and villages, continuing an exodus that began as soon as the ceasefire took effect. -
Lebanese rush to return home in wake of ceasefire
14 Aug 2006 Thousands of Lebanese cars packed with families and belongings jammed the roads on Monday as those who had fled war in their country over the past month rushed to return to what remains of their homes. Their decision to return home came after the announcement of a ceasefire. -
Warnings and air strikes in Beirut create havoc for displaced
11 Aug 2006 Israeli warnings and air strikes in the densely populated southern suburbs of the Beirut are creating havoc as people flee to overcrowded areas for safety and aid agencies scramble to help. Meanwhile, more than 145 tonnes of UNHCR emergency relief supplies have been flow into Beirut and to Cyprus en route for Lebanon, while other shipments are under way. -
UNHCR launches airlift to help Lebanese, shipments also under way
10 Aug 2006 A UNHCR airlift to deliver tonnes of urgently needed relief supplies to Lebanon got under way Thursday with one flight arriving in Beirut from Jordan and a DC-8 scheduled to depart Copenhagen for Larnaca, Cyprus later in the day. Two UNHCR-chartered Airbus 310 flights from Jordan are also expected in Larnaca over the next four days.