By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – UNHCR reported on Thursday that over 260,000 Lebanese and refugees are being assisted with some type of cash assistance in Lebanon.
UNHCR said that access to safe shelter a pressing need for those displaced inside the country by fighting between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants.
Some 405,000 people both Lebanese and Syrian have crossed from Lebanon to Syria, according to UNHCR.
Over 60 per cent of total new arrivals are under the age of 18.
UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq told reporters in New York that the majority of those fleeing into Syria are struggling to meet their basic needs.
“People are arriving exhausted, scared, in desperate need of help, arriving in a country that has been suffering from its own crisis and violence for more than 13 years”, he added.
“UNHCR and partner organizations continue to have a presence at the Syrian crossing points and provide assistance to new arrivals.
UNFPA has distributed 2,520 dignity kits through its partner, the Syrian Arab Red Cross, to women and girls at 4 newly established Border Health-Protection Support Points.
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