Insight: Lebanese banks swallow at least $250m in U.N. aid

At least $250 million in U.N. humanitarian aid intended for refugees and poor communities in Lebanon has been lost to banks selling the local currency at highly unfavourable rates, a Thomson Reuters ...

Palestinian refugees in Lebanon three times more likely to die with COVID-19

Palestinian refugees in Lebanon are three times more likely to die with COVID-19 than the population as a whole, according to U.N. figures that highlight the pandemic's outsized impact on the ...
Al-Monitor

'Shark Tank Lebanon' debuts, offering entrepreneurs hope amid economic turmoil

A Lebanese version of the popular US reality TV show "Shark Tank" hit the airwaves in Lebanon, where unemployment rates have ...
UNHCR

Syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon snared in poverty - study

AMMAN, Jordan Dec 16 (UNHCR) - Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon are facing dire levels of poverty, with the situation expected to worsen in the near future, a study published today by the World ...
UNHCR

Syrian Refugees in Lebanon Pushed Deeper into Poverty, Study Shows

The Vulnerability Assessment of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon (VASyR), is a yearly study carried out by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the United Nations Children’s Fund ...