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Syrian refugees currently comprise about 20 percent of Lebanon’s total population [Reuters]

Saudi Arabia Receives 4 Million Syrian and Yemeni Refugees

by Faisal al-Saadi | Sep 19, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Jeddah – Syrians escaping the war in their country found safe refuge in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that is welcoming thousands of refugees without imposing any condition or placing them in camps. Saudi Arabia was among the first nations to rush into helping the...

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UN: The Number of South Sudanese Refugees Has Exceeded the 1 Million Mark

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 17, 2016 | Middle East

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced that more than one million people have fled the conflict in South Sudan and have taken refuge in neighbouring countries. The agency’s spokesman in Geneva said that “The number of South Sudanese...

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Lebanon’s Prime Minister Tammam Salam Reuters/Jamal Saidi

Lebanon Attends U.N. Refugee Summit amid Naturalization Fears

by Youssef Diab | Sep 17, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-An official Lebanese delegation headed by Prime Minister Tammam Salam traveled to New York on Saturday to participate in a summit on refugees which is set to be held at the United Nations headquarters next week. The summit is expected to discuss the problem of...

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Young Syrian refugees stand at the Azraq refugee camp in northern Jordan on January 30, 2016. / AFP / KHALIL MAZRAAWI

UNHCR Puts Focus on Educating Children Fleeing War

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 15, 2016 | World

Fewer than half of the world’s some six million refugee children are in school, the U.N. warned Thursday, calling on the world to do more to ensure refugee children have access to education as a fundamental right. A full 3.7 million school-aged refugee children...

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General view of the United Nations (UN) offices in Geneva (© AFP 2016/ FABRICE COFFRINI)

71st Session of U.N. General Assembly kicks Off in New York

by Jordan Dakamseh | Sep 13, 2016 | World

New York – The 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) kicked off on Tuesday at the U.N. headquarters in New York. The U.N. General Assembly elected Peter Thomson, the permanent representative of Fiji, as the president of its 71st session....