With Syria refugee crisis, Lebanese health services improve
Hosting more than one million refugees in a country of four million has given Lebanon an opportunity to improve public healthcare services.
Gay and transgender refugees seek safety in the Middle East
LGBTI refugees in the region face a heightened risk of violent abuse, including murder, sometimes at the hands of extremists or criminal gangs.
Schools enrol more Syrian refugees children in Lebanon
UNHCR is working with its partners in Lebanon to expand educational opportunities for thousands of young refugees from neighbouring Syria.
DFID funds winter assistance to Syrians in Lebanon
Community Recycling – A Search for Common Ground
UNHCR and partners seek to invest in measures that promote interaction between refugees and host communities, mitigate tensions and deal peacefully with conflict. One such initiative is implemented by the NGO Search for Common Ground together with UNHCR and funded by the European Union.
Aghabani training with L’Artisan du Liban
Thanks to funding of the European Union, in 2014 UNHCR started a workshop in Tikrit, North Lebanon for Syrian and Lebanese women on the ‘Aghabani’ embroidery technique. Next to learning new skills the programme also offers the participants a chance to meet and interact, fostering a greater social cohesion between the two communities.