As part of his five-day tour of the region, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous on Sunday toured the Line of Withdrawal (Blue Line) in UNIFIL area of operations in southern Lebanon. UNIFIL
Following a private briefing to the Security Council today, Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein the Permanent Representative of Jordan to the United Nations, talked to journalists about the situation of Syrian refugees in Jordan. UNTV
The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF and partners are stepping up vaccination campaigns in Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Turkey amid measles outbreaks in a region that is already struggling to provide humanitarian assistance to millions of people affected by the crisis in Syria. CH UNTV
The Syrian refugee crisis is increasingly straining health services in the surrounding countries, according to a study conducted by the UN refugee agency. CH UNTV
In Lebanon as a Syrian refugee, once a player on the Syrian national team, Tareq Al Awaychi revives his dream of playing and coaching football. UNHCR
Lebanon is hosting the largest number of Syrians of any neighbouring country. In the Bekaa region, near the border with Syria, many refugee families lack basic requirements for dignity: no toilets, no areas for showering, washing or cooking, and no clean drinking water. Donors, including in the private sector, have been instrumental in enabling UNICEF [...]
On the second anniversary of the Syrian conflict, UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres highlights the challenges facing Syrian refugees inLebanon. UNHCR
When Bushra was registered in the Lebanese city of Tripoli on March 6, she became the one millionth refugee from Syria since the crisis there flared almost two years ago. UNHCR
Almost two years to the day of the start of the Syrian crisis, the one million refugees mark has been reached. UNHCR
The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has been distributing aid to Syrian refugees at the agency's center in Sidonin Lebanon, where at present over 250 people are being registered every day. UNHCR