REPORT: Lebanon's cabinet approves strategy to limit influx of Syrian refugees

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23-10-2014 | 08:53
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REPORT: Lebanon's cabinet approves strategy to limit influx of Syrian refugees
The Lebanese cabinet is currently holding a session at the Grand Serail under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Tammam Salam and in the absence of ministers Akram Chehayyeb, Alice Chabtini and Ashraf Rifi.      

During the session, Salam tackled the torrential rains that severely impacted villages in the North, urging the relevant ministers to speed up the survey of damages and deploy all the needed efforts to repair the damage sustained.    

On another note, the cabinet approved a strategy submitted by Social Affairs Minister Rashid Derbass over the need to cut back on the number of refugees fleeing the war in neighboring Syria into the country.         

Lebanon has the highest per capita concentration of refugees in the world, with one in four residents a refugee, many of them living in the poorest areas.       

The government has said it cannot cope with the more than a million Syrians and has asked for funds to help look after them.       

Ninette Kelley, representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Lebanon, said on Saturday: "Many fewer people are being allowed in than would normally be coming in to get refugee status.”     

Following a constant increase in refugees to Lebanon since the start of 2012, United Nations figures show a decrease of around 40,000 refugees since the end of September.      

Social Affairs Minister Rashid Derbass said in comments published on Saturday in Lebanon's Al-Akhbar newspaper that "Lebanon is no longer officially receiving any Syrian refugees," except with those with pressing humanitarian reasons.        

“Anyone who passes the Syrian-Lebanese border will be questioned and should have a humanitarian reason for their entry. This will be decided by the Interior and Social Affairs ministries,” he said without giving further details.         


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