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Caritas aid reaches Syrian refugees in Lebanon
By Patrick Nicholson “The situation is bad,” said Fatima*. She had arrived from Syria into Lebanon that morning with five of her seven children. They’d fled from Kosayr, a suburb of Homs that’s...
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Caritas in Lebanon and Jordan doing more to help Syrian refugees
By Patrick Nicholson Syrian refugees continue to flee into neighbouring Jordan, Turkey and Lebanon. They’re trying to escape fighting between government and opposition forces that began last March....
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Be a successful fundraiser
By Nigel Wallace, Caritas Internationalis Director of Income Development Caritas Lebanon is very fortunate to have Fr. Simon Faddoul as its president. The charismatic priest and his enthusiastic team...
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Fleeing Syria: refugee parents tell their stories
Available in French By Laura Sheahen, Caritas Communications Officer “We’d move from neighbour to neighbour to escape the bombing,” says Ahmed, a father of six from the Syrian city of Homs. As civil...
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Temperature drop in Lebanon leaving Syrian refugees out in cold
By Jos de Voogd, Bekaa Valley The news this week is that more than 500,000 Syrian refugees have been registered by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) in the region, and the numbers are climbing by more than...
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Lebanon buckling under influx of refugees
By Jos de Vogd, CORDAID (Caritas Netherlands) After two years of fighting in Syria, the flow of refugees into neighbouring Lebanon is increasing the pressure on this small country by the day. According...
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Tragic death of Syrian baby in Lebanon
By Caritas Lebanon Migrants Centre The parents of 8-month old Amjad Aalawayn came to the Caritas Lebanon Migrant Centre in Zahle in the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon on Wednesday 3 April looking for help for...
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Caritas Lebanon comes to aid of Syrian refugees
By Soraya Naufal, Caritas Lebanon – Information and Communication Department The number of Syrian refugees who have fled to Lebanon since the beginning of the Syrian crisis in March 2011 has officially...
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Healthcare for Syrian refugees in Lebanon
By Patrick Nicholson “There were bodies everywhere,” said Ali. “We had two choices if we wanted to live: Turkey or Lebanon. We came to Lebanon because I thought I would find work.” Ali (49), Aaicha...
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A refugee remembers Syria
By Caroline Brennan, A family photo album. “If only I could see it,” says Zahaya. “Only then could I get the fuller picture.” Zahaya, 21, is talking about her family and life in Syria that was so...
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