Report: Lebanon Incurring $16 Billion in Losses from Refugee Crisis

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Prime Minister Tammam Salam chaired on Thursday a meeting of the committee tasked with addressing the case of Syrian refugees in Lebanon, reported al-Joumhouria newspaper on Friday.

Sources from talks told the daily that Lebanon has incurred in the past year 16 billion dollars in losses as a result of the crisis.

The losses rose from 7 billion in 2014 to 16 billion in 2015.

Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil, Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq, Social Affairs Minister Rashid Derbas, and Labor Minister Sejaan Qazzi were present at the talks.

This is the first such meeting for the committee in around two months.

The gatherers performed a revision of the issues concerned with the refugee crisis, added the sources.

They revealed that Lebanon has only received some 975 million dollars in aid from 2.4 billion pledged to the country from the second Kuwait donors conference held earlier this year to help it cope with the burden of refugees.

The gatherers noted that the dangers against Lebanon from the Syrian crisis have increased in recent months, most notably because “the international community has lost interest in the issue, leaving it up to the poor countries neighboring Syria to deal with it.”

Lebanon is harboring over 1.5 million Syrian refugees.

The Kuwait donors conference was held earlier this year, with pledges up to 3.8 billion dollars being made to help countries that are supporting the refugees.

M.T.

D.A.

Comments 11
Default-user-icon mowaten.santa (Guest) 27 November 2015, 08:41

It is S3oodi fault we have refugees.

Default-user-icon mowaten.sunbeam (Guest) 27 November 2015, 09:13

totally agree with you bro

Default-user-icon speakfreely (Guest) 27 November 2015, 09:24

I am a proud Durzi and I confirm

Default-user-icon mowaten.roundup (Guest) 27 November 2015, 10:54

let's round it up guys, we all agree

Default-user-icon the_roar (Guest) 27 November 2015, 08:51

Mowaten, Santa, flamethrower, Zambrotta and I are the 5 most informative posters on naharnet. No wonder our posts are always in the vip section of the top rated comments.... No wonder.

Default-user-icon flamethrower-zambrotta (Guest) 27 November 2015, 09:14

Bassil wanted to stop the refugees from coming in during the Miqati government but he was stopped by Fotshar movement and ex President Sleiman.

Default-user-icon Historian (Guest) 27 November 2015, 10:03

I remember how Aoun and Hezbollah's government was star studded with M14 figures and ministers. They had the majority indeed. In fact, I remember Fotshar Movement had 11 ministers in that government and in every cabinet meeting as flamethrower @moshghalat mentioned above they were teasing Bassil and undermining him.

Default-user-icon Abbas Ibrahim (Guest) 27 November 2015, 10:05

It's my fault guys.... I am in charge of border crossings and I listened to M14 and Fotshar movement about humanitarian policies.

Default-user-icon flamethrower-idkhal.a3maq.teezan (Guest) 27 November 2015, 10:15

I agree it is all because of the M1-Miqati government humanitarian policies.

Default-user-icon The Reality (Guest) 27 November 2015, 10:22

These are the results of M8 humanitarian policies. Open up the borders, they said. Have some heart, they said. More Pro Assad Syrians in Lebanon the better, they said... SA7TEN!

Default-user-icon sunni.isis.flamethrower (Guest) 27 November 2015, 10:54

These are the results of Aoun and Hezbullah humanitarian policies. Open up the borders, they said. Have some heart, they said. The more Pro Assad Syrians the better, they said... SA7TEN!