Lebanon received its one-millionth refugee from Syria on April 3rd, an
event that the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR),
the UN’s refugee agency, called a “devastating milestone.”
Unfortunately, markers such as these only show the distance travelled
but not how far is left to go. This one was quickly passed and there is
still no end in sight.
In the eight weeks following UNHCR's announcement
another 90,538 Syrians made their way to Lebanon in order to escape the
fighting that rages on in Syria. Lebanon is home to nearly 40% of the
2.84 million Syrians now living in neighbouring countries. Without
greater sharing of the human as well as the financial burden by the rich
world, Lebanon is at risk of paying the price for its hospitality with
severe political and economic destabilisation.
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