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LEBANON / SYRIAN REFUGEES WINTER
STORY: LEBANON/ SYRIAN REFUGEES WINTER
TRT: 01:49
SOURCE: UNHCR
RESTRICTION: PLEASE CREDIT UNHCR ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: ARABIC / NATS
DATELINE: 13 DECEMBER 2017, JIYNEH, LEBANON
1. Wide shot, UNHCR and its partner distributing winter assistance to refugees
2. Various shots, Syrian refugee receiving blanket and mattresses
3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohammad Abdel Karim, Syrian refugee from Aleppo:
“We use blankets to try and keep warm. The cheapest stove costs 50,000-60,000 L.L ($40).”
4. Various shots, Abdel Karim picking strawberries from the field
5. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohammad Abdel Karim, Aleppo:
“Sometimes I work for one, two or three hours. Sometimes there is just no work.”
6. Various shots, refugees carrying their mattresses home
7. Wide shot, Syrian refugees Abdul Latif Al Sayouf going to his tent
8. Wide shot, Abdul Latif Al Sayouf and his wife carrying their baby girl bed
9. Close up, baby girl sleeping in bed
10. Wide shot, Abdul Latif Al Sayouf putting mattress on floor
11. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Abdul Latif Al Sayouf, 28-year-old Syrian refugee:
“I received two mattresses and two blankets. They are essential for the winter. It is better than sleeping on a blanket.”
12. Wide shot, Syrian refugee Shams going inside her tent and carrying baby
13. Various shots, workers arranging and distributing wood for shelter
14. Various shots, Mohammad in the strawberry field.
15. Close up, strawberries in the field
16. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohammad Abdel Karim, Syrian refugee from Aleppo:
“I borrow money most of the times…We cut down on food, clothes and other things so we can secure other needs such as school transport and health expenses.”
17. Various shots, Mohammad and his family
18. Close up, Mohammad’s son
19. Various shots, Abdul Latif receiving winter assistance
UNHCR is helping refugees get ready for winter.
Even a blanket can make a difference.
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohammad Abdel Karim, Syrian refugee from Aleppo:
“We use blankets to try and keep warm. The cheapest stove costs 50,000-60,000 L.L ($40).”
Forty dollars, Mohammad didn’t have.
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohammad Abdel Karim, Syrian refugee from Aleppo:
“I do daily hours. Sometimes I work for one, two or three hours. Sometimes there is just no work at all.”
Refugees in Lebanon are more vulnerable than ever.
58 per cent of refuge household are living in extreme poverty.
An increase of five per cent from last year.
They can’t afford all their food, rent, health and transportation needs.
Abdul Latif came with his family to seek protection in Lebanon.
His baby girl is four months old.
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Abdul Latif Al Sayouf, 28-year-old Syrian refugee:
“I received two mattresses and two blankets. They are essential for the winter. It is better than sleeping on a blanket.”
But even refugees like Mohammad who work, are struggling.
87 per cent of refugees are in debt.
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohammad Abdel Karim, Syrian refugee from Aleppo:
“I borrow money most of the times…We cut down on food, clothes and other things so we can secure other needs such as school transport and health expenses.
Almost 185,000 refugee families will receive UNHCR winter assistance.
Vital help for refugees with so many unmet needs.
A major UN study has recently shown that over three quarters of Syrian refugees in Lebanon now live below the poverty line. Borrowing money to pay for food, rent, school and health expenses remain common among refugees like Mohammad who says he depends on borrowing and his seasonal job in a strawberry field to help provide for his family. Additional funding and donor contributions in 2018 are required to keep Syrian refugees afloat.
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