ICRC – International Committee of the Red Cross [to 17 January 2015]
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Lebanon: Caring for people fleeing conflict brings increasing challenges for hosts
News release
14 January 2015
The increasing economic hardship of families caring for refugees in Lebanon has come into sharp focus in recent days. Over a million people have fled the conflict in Syria, including Palestinians from Syria and Lebanese returnees. Thousands of Syrian families and others living in flimsy shelters are enduring misery in the Lebanese mountains. Public services and infrastructure are struggling to cope.

Niger: Massive food-aid project for people fleeing conflict in Nigeria
News release
13 January 2015
Over the past three months, more than 25,000 people (residents, displaced people and returnees) have been aided by the ICRC, which worked closely with the Red Cross Society of Niger to deliver food aid for nearly 45,000 individuals in 2014. Of these, some 11,000 also received essential household items (blankets, tarpaulins, mosquito nets, mats, clothes and kitchen utensils).