915,000 Refugees in Lebanon After Three Years of War in Syria
33.6 % of Syrian refugees in Lebanon are to be found in the Bekaa Valley, east of Beirut, whereas over 28% have found refuge in north Lebanon, near Tripoli. The remaining 38% of Syrians fleeing from violence are concentrated in the capital Beirut and in the south of the country.
The Sovereign Order of Malta’s Lebanese Association offers medical and social assistance to Syrian refugees in three specific centres in Khaldieh and Kobayat-Akkar, in north Lebanon, and in Kefraya close to Beirut. Since August 2011 to date the Order of Malta has helped some 30,000 people by providing free health services and distributing regular parcels of food, personal hygiene and baby kits.
During the cold winter months, the Lebanese Association also distributes blankets and heaters and offers counselling, especially to the many children forced to leave their homes from one day to the next.
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