Around 3,400 Palestine refugee children from Syria now continuing their education in UNRWA schools in Lebanon received school uniforms, school bags and clothing vouchers from UNICEF.

“Education is a priority for both UNRWA and the Palestine refugee community and this will remain so, despite the ongoing humanitarian crisis of Palestine refugees from Syria”, said Deputy Director of UNRWA Affairs in Lebanon Mr. Roger Davies. Mr. Davies thanked UNICEF for its continuous and generous support to UNRWA and in light of the new crisis in Syria in particular

05/22/2013 06:51 GMT

TRIPOLI, Lebanon, May 22, 2013 (AFP) - At least four people have been killed in clashes in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, a security source told AFP, as fighting raged into a fourth day on Wednesday.

The source also reported that 35 people were wounded in the fighting between Sunni and Alawite residents of the flashpoint town on Tuesday.

The dead included two Sunni residents of the Bab el-Tebbaneh district, a third Sunni from elsewhere in the city, and an Alawite resident of the Jabal Mohsen neighbourhood, the source said.

05/21/2013 20:31 GMT

BEYROUTH, 21 mai 2013 (AFP) - Au moins quatre personnes ont été tuées et 35 blessées mardi à Tripoli, la grande ville du nord du Liban, dans des heurts entre des partisans et opposants au président syrien Bachar al-Assad, a indiqué à l'AFP une source de sécurité.

Figurent parmi les personnes tuées deux hommes, dont un âgé de 70 ans, originaires du quartier sunnite de Bab el-Tebanneh qui soutient la rébellion syrienne, un sunnite d'un autre quartier et un habitant du quartier alaouite de Jabal Mohsen, favorable à Damas.

05/21/2013 17:30 GMT

Beirut, May 21, 2013 (AFP) - At least two people were killed and 27 wounded in running clashes in the flashpoint northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Tuesday, a security source told AFP.

The source said the two killed were a 70-year-old man and a 38-year-old man, both from the Sunni Muslim neighbourhood of Bab el-Tebanneh.

At least 27 others were injured in the clashes, including three who were in serious condition, the source said.

05/19/2013 17:11 GMT

BEYROUTH, 19 mai 2013 (AFP) - Au moins deux personnes ont été tuées et six autres blessées à Tripoli, la grande ville du nord du Liban, au cours de heurts confessionnels liés au conflit en Syrie voisine, a rapporté dimanche une source de sécurité à l'AFP.

Les deux morts sont un habitant de 22 ans du quartier alaouite de Jabal Mohsen, et un adolescent de 13 ans originaire du quartier sunnite rival de Bab el-Tebbaneh. En outre, une personne a été blessée à Jabal Mohsen et cinq autres à Bab el-Tebbaneh.

05/19/2013 16:27 GMT

BEIRUT, May 19, 2013 (AFP) - At least two people were killed and six others wounded in running gun battles in the flashpoint northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, a security source told AFP on Sunday.

The source identified the dead as 22-year-old Mohammed Yussef, from the Alawite Jabal Mohsen area, and a 13-year-old boy from the neighbouring Sunni area of Bab el-Tebbaneh.

One person was wounded in Jabal Mohsen and five others were wounded in Bab el-Tebbaneh, the source said.

By Apostolis Fotiadis

Apostolis Fotiadis interviews Panos Moumtzis, UNHCR regional coordinator for Syrian refugees.

ATHENS, May 18 2013 (IPS) - With no end in sight for the ongoing two-year war in Syria, the ensuing humanitarian crisis continues to escalate, with over 1 million refugees having fled to neighbouring countries and at least another 3 million displaced within Syria.

17-05-2013 Operational Update

Refugees from the fighting in Syria continue to stream into Lebanon. The ICRC is determined to do its part in the effort to help them.

The fact that more than 1.5 million people have registered or have appointments with UNHCR means the actual number is much higher. The increasingly widening gap between the needs and resources available is a growing challenge.