UN: Lebanon blocks Syrian refugees from entering
BEIRUT - The Lebanese government has cut back sharply on the number of Syrian refugees it is allowing into the country, the United Nations representative in Lebanon said on Saturday.
Lebanon has the highest per capita concentration of refugees in the world, with one in four residents a refugee, many of them living in the poorest areas. The government has said it cannot cope with the more than a million Syrians and has asked for funds to help look after them.
Social Affairs Minister Rashid Derbas said in comments published on Saturday in Lebanon's Al-Akhbar newspaper that "Lebanon is no longer officially receiving any Syrian refugees," except with those with pressing humanitarian reasons.
