REFUGEES SPECIAL REPORT

With Lebanon hosting one of the highest numbers of refugees per capita globally, our Special Report on Refugees covers current Lebanon-specific challenges as well as regional dynamics. While this report was in preparation, continuous national and regional developments involving refugees and migrants spurred tensions, questions, and, for us, a sense of the weightiness of this undertaking. To better understand the experience of both being a displaced person and caring for displaced communities within a country that struggles to care for its pre-existing population, we interviewed stakeholders from all sides of this issue. We sought out the opinions of experts who provided insights into Lebanon’s challenges and potential outlooks as a refugee hosting country. Through in-depth analyses and infographics on the economics and history of migration and the movements of displaced people in the region, we sought to bypass inflammatory rhetoric and look at what the numbers are telling us. We have learned a lot through this work, and we hope this Special Report gives our readers new perspectives that lead to better support of both refugees and host communities alike.

• ➣  No peace without addressing the problem of refugees
  What one refugee center says about the history and challenges of human migration
• ➣  A snapshot of a century of regional displacements
  A selective picture of a century of displacements
• ➣  Lebanon’s refugee challenges and prospects
  Challenges and prospects for a refugee-hosting country
• ➣  An interview with the Minister of Social Affairs
  Interview with the minister of social affairs Dr. Hector hajjar
• ➣  An interview with UNHCR
  Interview with unhcr representative in Lebanon ivo freijsen
• ➣  Street views from displaced people in Lebanon
  The voices of refugees in lebanon
• ➣  One Bekaa village through the eyes of a Syrian community servant
  Daily life between a displaced and host community in a bekaa village
• ➣  A 3-part analysis on ‘Migrantonomics’
  Refugee Economics 101 , 201 , 301