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Sharjah's Sheikha Jawaher highlights plight of Syrian refugees in Lebanon
22 May 2013 The UNHCR Eminent Advocate calls for international support as she meets Syrian refugees in a women's community centre and a school in Lebanon's capital, Beirut. -
Number of Syrian refugees tops 1.5 million mark with many more expected
17 May 2013 The widening gap between the needs and resources available is a growing challenge, with two thirds of the refugees registered in the first four months of this year. -
UNHCR report says Syrian influx strains host country health services
26 Apr 2013 The report, covering the first quarter of 2013 in Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon, shows that refugees need treatment for both common and conflict-related conditions. -
Funding gap threatens refugee response in Lebanon
10 Apr 2013 UNHCR and its partners warn that basic programmes and humanitarian assistance for Syrian refugees in Lebanon are being cut because of a lack of funding. -
UNHCR's helping hand for pregnant refugees and others in need of care
18 Mar 2013 The UN refugee agency helps support 18 clinics around Lebanon in order to ensure that Syrian refugees have access to appropriate medical care. -
UNHCR renews call for urgent funding to help Syrian refugees
15 Mar 2013 The refugee agency says humanitarian organizations need US$700 million to meet the basic needs of more than 1.1 million refugees. -
Number of Syrian refugees reaches 1 million mark
6 Mar 2013 As grim milestone reached, UNHCR chief Guterres warns that Syria is spiralling towards total disaster and humanitarian response capacity is dangerously stretched. -
Lebanese quietly welcome tens of thousands of Syrians into their homes
4 Mar 2013 The influx of Syrians has put an enormous burden on Lebanon, but people like Faddeyah and Ali Abou continue to open their doors and share their resources. -
UNHCR welcomes US$1.5 billion pledged in Kuwait for Syria's forcibly displaced
30 Jan 2013 UNHCR chief António Guterres praises donor countries for pledging more than US$1.5 billion to help Syrian refugees and those displaced within the embattled country.