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07/03/2023 – 04/04/2023

  • To improve Lebanese and refugee access to sustainable energy, UNHCR and InterSos (a partner humanitarian organization) installed 350 solar streetlights in Sid el-Bauchrieh (in Mount Lebanon) on 14 March. The objective is to improve the security of the inhabitants. This project is part of a series of initiatives aimed at reducing the impact of Lebanon’s energy crisis for Lebanese and refugees. 
  • On 11 March, a fire broke out in a Syrian refugee camp in Anjar (in the Bekaa). Although the fire was quickly controlled, one person was injured. The cause of the fire is unknown.  A previous fire took place at the end of February in a refugee camp in Ersal, resulting in the death of a mother and her son. 
  • On March 8th 2023, the municipality of Majidiyé-Mari (south of Lebanon) officiallyasked its inhabitants to stay away from the surrounding refugee camps, suspecting a cholera epidemic. The recent reappearance of cholera in Lebanon is fueling discriminatory practices against Syrian refugees.