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On April 3rd the UNHCR announced the arrival of the millionth registered Syrian refugee in Lebanon. Lebanese government estimates indicate another 500,000 unregistered refugees are also seeking refuge here in this tiny country of just over 4 million people.

Roula, a 19 year old mother of two children left Syria seven months ago. While pregnant with her second child, she signed up for a Save the Children life skills training as a community project which targeted both Lebanese and Syrian you

Lamis, 16 years old, left school when she was fourteen because her family couldn’t afford to keep her in education. After two years of working in a junior position in a beauty salon, she signed up for a Save the Children life skills training, which was part of a community project which targeted both Lebanese and Syrian youth.

Save the Children and other leading humanitarian agencies have published an open letter today [Tuesday 21st Jan], calling on the parties meeting in Switzerland for Syria talks to urgently focus on the plight of children.

Save the Children’s biggest ever shelter initiative, which took place in Lebanon over the past several months, has been a huge success, exceeding its targets and accounting for more than delivering more than 35 per cent of all winter shelter kits delivered to refugees in Lebanon.