The number of refugees who have fled Syria and registered in Lebanon has surpassed the milestone of one million, leaving the country to Syria’s west with the highest population of refugees-per-capita worldwide, according to Thursday estimates by the United Nations High Commission on Refugees. Since the outbreak of violence in Syria more than three years ago, more than 2.5 million people have fled the country, not only to Lebanon but also to Jordan, Turkey, Egypt, Iraq and other countries.
British Ambassador Tom Fletcher announced, this week, a new commitment of £5 million of funding to the UN Development Program’s Host Communities Program in Lebanon, which is intended to boost basic-service delivery in the areas of Lebanon most affected by the influx of Syrian refugees.