The Syrian refugee crisis is fast becoming untenable, says Christian international children’s charity Global Care as the world marked World Refugee Day on June 20.
The scale of the Syrian refugee crisis has reached unthinkable proportions, compared to when the first refugees were worked with in Lebanon in April 2013. Now, a massive one in five people in Lebanon is a Syrian refugee, and this enormous influx of needy people is causing huge problems.
‘Can you imagine the problems which would arise if, within the space of 12 months, a fifth of the population of the UK was suddenly comprised of refugees from a neighbouring country?’, said CEO John White. ‘There would be enormous tension. It’s no different in Lebanon. The scale of the refugee crisis is reaching unprecedented levels, and the humanitarian aid budget has not kept pace.’ According to the UNHCR, only 14% of the aid needed to care for the refugees has been provided.
