1. Lebanon & the Syrian Refugee Crisis, A Continuous Four Years Story ALAA Al- ARIDI Vilnius-Lithuania November 2015

2. Syria the Top Source of Refugees
Neighboring Countries Hosting 95 % of the refugees
23 million before the Crisis
12 million fled home
7.6 Internally Displaced
Rest are refugees or asylum seekers

5. Lebanon’s General Background
1- Located in Western Asia
2- Takes up 10,452 km2
3- Capital Beirut
4- Population 4.5million
5- Bordering Syria to the East and North

6. What Made Lebanon the country with the Highest concentration of Refugees Worldwide ?
A Flood of Refugees !
Lebanon maintained its traditional open-door policy with Syria.
Lebanon is caught between assisting the refugees while also wanting to prevent them from permanently resettling here.

7. The Impact Continues to Deepen across Lebanon
Economic
Demographic
Security
Political Instability
Children Makes half of the Refugee Population

8. The Legal Status of Refugees in Lebanon
Lebanon is not a Party to the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees , or its additional protocol of
Article 32 of the Lebanese law of Entry and Exit ( July 1962) Stipulates that foreigners who illegally enter the territory can be imprisoned for one month to 3 years, fined and deported .
Lebanon is under Customary and peremptory obligations to protect refugee rights and insure the safeguarding of Human dignity and security.

9. 2013
2015
Source : Global Appeal Lebanon

10. Response
In addition to maintaining its borders open to the influx of refugees before 2015, the Government of Lebanon has allowed Syrians to access the education and health systems.
The Government of Lebanon has also played a very active role in facilitating the coordination and planning of the response.

11. LCRP Is a Joint Government of Lebanon and United Nations.
Document History 16 December 2014
Plan covers the years 2015 – 2016
Program will target 2.9 million of the most vulnerable
It’s a collective effort of 77 government ministries, UN agencies, National and International NGOs
Funding requirements 2.14 billion$ for the overall plan to benefit 2.9 vulnerable individuals
RACE: Reach all Children with Education
NO LOST GENERATION Strategy

12. How the Lebanese Government and the Partners will Reinforce Stability while protecting Lebanon's most vulnerable inhabitants including de facto refugees ?
Three Response Areas;
Ensure Humanitarian assistance and Protection for the most vulnerable among the displaced from Syria and Poorest Lebanese ,
Strengthen the capacity of national and Local delivery Systems to expand access to and quality of basic public services
Reinforce Lebanon’s economic , Social , Environmental and institutional stability

14. What is needed
The Region needs a strong and stable Lebanon to continue to shoulder its burden and to safeguard prospects for any future peace.
Resettlement outside the Region
Urgent Increase of Humanitarian support to the Hosting states
Combat Smuggling
“STOP WAR IN SYRIA”

15. For Further Information
Norwegian Refugee Council :
Global Appeal 2015
UNHCR.org
LCRP Lebanese Crisis Response Plan
Ministry of Social Affairs Lebanon
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