Syrian refugees in Lebanon return to their country on Dec. 9, following the downfall of Bashar al-Assad's regime. (Credit: Mohammad Yassin/L'Orient-Le Jour)
In her black dress and purple flowery headscarf, Dania Houri, a 46-year-old mother of five, says the recently announced United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) healthcare cuts are the "last straw," and she will not be able to afford staying in Lebanon. Speaking to L'Orient Today from a Shatila refugee camp alleyway in the southern suburbs of Beirut, she says that she has remained in Lebanon because she and her family could afford their stay through aid from "U.N. agencies and other organizations." "But since the fall of [former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's] regime, all we've been hearing is cuts, cuts and more cuts," Houri, who is originally from Aleppo, said.The UNHCR said Wednesday it will end coverage for hospitalization costs of registered Syrian refugees in Lebanon by the...
In her black dress and purple flowery headscarf, Dania Houri, a 46-year-old mother of five, says the recently announced United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) healthcare cuts are the "last straw," and she will not be able to afford staying in Lebanon. Speaking to L'Orient Today from a Shatila refugee camp alleyway in the southern suburbs of Beirut, she says that she has remained in Lebanon because she and her family could afford their stay through aid from "U.N. agencies and other organizations." "But since the fall of [former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's] regime, all we've been hearing is cuts, cuts and more cuts," Houri, who is originally from Aleppo, said.The UNHCR said Wednesday it will end coverage for hospitalization costs of registered Syrian refugees in Lebanon by...
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