The Lebanese caretaker social affairs minister Hector Hajjar told Al-Manar that he was promised by his Arab counterpart to follow up politically the refugees crisis overburdening Lebanon.
Attending the Arab Regional Conference on Population and Development which was held last week in Saudi, Hajjar called on the Arab and Western states to help Lebanon cope with this pressing calamity as “it has started to cause demographic changes”.
Al-Hajjar noted that the Arab ministers were surprised about the extent of the crisis, adding that Lebanon can no longer tolerate this burden.
the Lebanese minister indicated that a new batch of Syrian refugees will be returned soon to their country, adding that this file must be a priority amid the socioeconomic crisis plaguing Lebanon.
About 2 millions Syrian refugees have been in Lebanon since the beginning of Syria’s crisis in 2011. Most live in extreme poverty in tented settlements or in overcrowded apartments.
Source: Al-Manar English Website
