Syria: Hundreds of thousands flee Lebanon, vital food aid blocked

(UN News) The trauma of mass displacement and disruption to aid shipments throughout the world are among the devastating impacts of the war raging in the Middle East, UN agencies said on Tuesday. Speaking from Damascus, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)’s representative in Syria, Asseer Al-Madaien, said that the country has seen a “sharp rise” in people crossing the border from Lebanon – more than 200,000 between 2 and 27 March. “The vast majority, nearly 180,000, are Syrians, including Syrian refugees who had fled Syria seeking safety in the past in Lebanon and now forced to flee again,” she said. More than 28,000 Lebanese also have crossed into Syria. – Syria: Hundreds of thousands flee Lebanon, vital food aid blocked | UN News