Lebanon: A Land of Refuge Ariel Royer Global Mission Intern, 2013-2015 Global Ministries of the United Church of Christ & Disciples of Christ.

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Lebanon: A Land of Refuge Ariel Royer Global Mission Intern, Global Ministries of the United Church of Christ & Disciples of Christ

Lebanon Syria Jordan occupied Palestinian territories Israel

Lebanon Population4.3 million Size4,036 sq miles – about the size of Connecticut Religious make-up40% Christian, 27% Sunni, 27% Shia, 5.6% Druze Type of GovernmentConfessional PresidentNone, since 2014 Prime MinisterTammam Salam Modern History Sources: BBC; CIA World Factbook Part of Ottoman Empire Part of French Mandate Lebanese Civil War 1982 Massacre at Sabra & Shatila Refugee Camps 2000 Israel withdraws from southern Lebanon 2005 Ex-PM Rafik Hariri assass- inated 2006 War between Hezbollah and Israel

Refugees in Lebanon 4,300,000 Lebanese Citizens 1,069,111 Syrian Refugees 450,000 Palestinian Refugees

Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon 450,000 registered by UNRWA Source: UNRWA

Syrian Refugees 1,069,111 registered with UNHCR

Zeina Azzam Palestinian Refugee Camp Syrian Refugee Camp Associated Press

Primary & Secondary Education & Vocational training for Palestinian & Syrian refugees Ecumenical Christian Council in the Middle East working in inter-religious dialogue, social services, and ecumenical issues