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23.May
May 23, 2014

International community’s shameful failure to fully fund the UN relief programme in Lebanon causes medical disaster for Syrian refugees

editor:Murat Suner

A severe shortfall in international support has left many Syrian refugees in Lebanon unable to access crucial medical care, according to a new report by Amnesty International. The situation is so desperate that in some cases refugees have resorted to returning to Syria to receive the treatment they need.

The UN has appealed for US$1.7 billion for Lebanon in 2014, as part of a US$4.2 billion UN appeal for Syrian refugees, yet only a pitiful 17 per cent of the funds have so far been secured.

"Hospital treatment and more specialized care for Syrian refugees in Lebanon is woefully insufficient, with the situation exacerbated by a massive shortage of international funding. Syrian refugees in Lebanon are suffering as a direct result of the international community’s shameful failure to fully fund the UN relief programme in Lebanon." says Audrey Gaughran, Director of Global Thematic Issues at Amnesty International.

The full Amnesty International report "Agonizing choices: Syrian refugees in need of health care in Lebanon" can be downloaded here.

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