Illustration. Syria refugees waiting to register their names at the refugee camp of Al Zaatri in Mafraq, Jordan, one of the towns in bordering Syria. (REUTERS/Mohammed Hamed)Beirut (Reuters)-Lebanese Social Affairs Minister Wael Abou Faour issued an appeal to the UN Security Council and Arab countries to provide assistance for refugees in Lebanon, Syria.
In an interview with Voice of Lebanon radio, Abou Faour, Sunday delivered a deep concern about the prospects of Syria refugees whose number has reached the figure of half a million.
However Faour firmly said that the Lebanese Government's ability to act has gone beyond limits, Xinhua said.
Currently, more than 357.000 refugees reside in Lebanon, Syria, and most recently UNITED NATIONS statistical data.
In December 2012, Lebanon has asked donor countries to provide international financial package amounting to 370 million u.s. dollars in order to help him to give assistance to refugees that Syria ditampungnya.
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