Winter in review: Desperate to Stay Warm, Refugees in Lebanon Went to Great Lengths to Protect Their Families during Winter Storms
Winter was short but harsh this year in Lebanon. Cold weather hit Lebanon in late January with heavy rain and thunderstorms, causing floods, strong winds and snow. As a result, many villages across Lebanon experienced road blockages due to accumulated snow, landslides...
Fatima’s house is now home.
Seated in her modestly furnished living room, Fatima stares outside her window to a view of the city of Halba in northern Lebanon. From behind the window, she observes the grey and yellow buildings surrounded by mountainous areas that have been a silent witness to her...
A Woman’s Story of Strength and Hope – Critical Support to Refugees Amid Difficult Times.
After her husband passed away in Syria, Sheikha became solely responsible for the protection and safety of her children. She fled the war in Syria, which injured her eldest son Ali, and after several internal displacements, she sought refuge in Lebanon with her...
In Safety and Dignity: Supporting Refugees to Meet Basic Needs
Abdul Motalleb, Amina, and their children once led a normal life in Syria, where they planned a future for their family. But like millions of people, they were forced to flee once the fighting reached their town, destroying their property and putting their lives at...
Syrian brothers in Lebanon are a team on the football field and at home
In the living room of the El Jadoua’a family’s small apartment in Abbassiye, southern Lebanon, dozens of medals hang from the wall and a collection of trophies won at local tournaments covers an entire tabletop – testament to eldest son Mohammad’s passion and talent...
More support needed as Syrian refugees reach breaking point
“Sometimes it all feels like it’s not real. You think to yourself, ‘how did we end up like this in a tent?’” says Mohammad, gesturing to the tarpaulin-covered shelter made from wood and scrap metal where his family of six live in a settlement in Tripoli, northern...
Registration ensures access to rights for refugees in Lebanon
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is assisting Syrian refugees in Lebanon with registration. This step ensures that they will face fewer challenges when accessing their rights, especially children who are more at risk. Ward and Latifa were conscious of the importance of...
Crisis-hit families struggle as winter arrives in Lebanon
Winter has taken hold in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, bringing heavy rains and pushing nighttime temperatures close to freezing. Syrian single mother Majida faces testing months ahead living in her makeshift shelter, its leaky tarpaulin roof weighed down with discarded car...
UNHCR fixes homes to help Lebanese and refugees weather crisis
In the small town of Sarafand, halfway between the ancient Phoenician ports of Sidon and Tyre on Lebanon’s Mediterranean coast, Aliyah, a Lebanese single mother of four, felt powerless as the stable life she once knew crumbled around her – literally, in the case of...