• A boy in the Bourj al-Barajneh Palestinian refugee camp, in Beirut, Lebanon. All photos: AP Photo
    A boy in the Bourj al-Barajneh Palestinian refugee camp, in Beirut, Lebanon. All photos: AP Photo
  • A Palestinian man pushes a baby in a stroller in the Bourj al-Barajneh Palestinian refugee camp, in Beirut, Lebanon.
    A Palestinian man pushes a baby in a stroller in the Bourj al-Barajneh Palestinian refugee camp, in Beirut, Lebanon.
  • Improvised water pipes and power cables in an alley in the Bourj al-Barajneh Palestinian refugee camp. The UNWRA funding would provide the poorest Palestinian refugees with cash assistance.
    Improvised water pipes and power cables in an alley in the Bourj al-Barajneh Palestinian refugee camp. The UNWRA funding would provide the poorest Palestinian refugees with cash assistance.
  • The UNWRA is asking for an additional $87. 5 million. The agency for Palestinian refugees on Wednesday appealed to the international community to donate and help improve living conditions for Palestinians in crisis-hit Lebanon.
    The UNWRA is asking for an additional $87. 5 million. The agency for Palestinian refugees on Wednesday appealed to the international community to donate and help improve living conditions for Palestinians in crisis-hit Lebanon.
  • Much of the money raised will be used to cover hospital expenses.
    Much of the money raised will be used to cover hospital expenses.
  • Palestinians walk on a street, at the Bourj al-Barajneh Palestinian refugee camp, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. The agency for Palestinian refugees, or UNRWA, appealed Wednesday to the international community to donate tens of millions of dollars to help improve living conditions for Palestinians in crisis-hit Lebanon. UNWRA is asking for an additional $87. 5 million to provide Palestinian refugees with cash assistance to the poorest, cover hospital expenses, as well as transportation for children so that they can go to school. (AP Photo / Hussein Malla)
    Palestinians walk on a street, at the Bourj al-Barajneh Palestinian refugee camp, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. The agency for Palestinian refugees, or UNRWA, appealed Wednesday to the international community to donate tens of millions of dollars to help improve living conditions for Palestinians in crisis-hit Lebanon. UNWRA is asking for an additional $87. 5 million to provide Palestinian refugees with cash assistance to the poorest, cover hospital expenses, as well as transportation for children so that they can go to school. (AP Photo / Hussein Malla)

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UN pleads for funds for Palestinians in crisis-hit Lebanon - in pictures

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency has appealed for financial help for cash-strapped refugees

The National

January 20, 2022

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Updated: January 20, 2022, 8:28 AM
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