Report: U.S. to Dedicate $77 Million to Lebanon's Syrian Refugees
The United States will dedicate aid worth 490 million dollars to Syrian refugees, with 77 million of them being directed to Lebanon, reported the daily An Nahar on Sunday.
The announcement was made during a meeting between Prime Minister Tammam Salam and U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration, Anne Richard on Friday, continued the daily.
The aid package will be revealed next week during the proceedings of the Untied Nations General Assembly.
Richard said that Washington will host 10,000 refugees currently in Jordan, Egypt, and Turkey and it will at a later date take in refugees residing in Lebanon.
Lebanon is hosting around 1.5 million Syrian refugees, which is equivalent to a quarter of its population, since the war broke out in Syria in 2011.
Salam is scheduled to address the General Assembly on Monday with his speech focusing on the impact of the Syrian crisis on Lebanon, as well as the ongoing presidential vacuum.
28 September 2015, 05:30
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I wonder which member of Parliament will be filling his pockets with this generous gift from America? I bet at least $77 will make it to the Syrians. So who will it be, squeaky Aoun or Wally light fingers or maybe it will get sucked up by Bassel's bissell vacuum. And who keeps track of all the ransons repeatedly given to state officials for the release of the military members taken over a year ago? The only reason I can see they are still prisoners is that Qatar's money and the Saudi's must have gotten lost in Lebanese customs. Please cash only, it's easier to deal with.
