Urban Refugees in Lebanon: Housing, Residency, and Wellbeing

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Author(s)
Ford, H. & te Lintelo, D.J.H.
Pages
2pp
Date published
03 May 2018
Type
Factsheets and summaries
Keywords
Forced displacement and migration, Host Communities, Urban
Countries
Lebanon, Syria
Organisations
Institute of Development Studies (IDS)

Lebanon hosts over a million Syrian refugees in addition to other displaced groups. These refugees have gravitated to urban centres, putting significant pressure on local infrastructure and services.

Living in close proximity to one another, hosts and refugees face significant challenges to their wellbeing. While some of these challenges are distinct, such as legal residency, others, such as housing are shared. Addressing these challenges should be a priority for national and municipal governments, and humanitarian and development agencies. Urban informal settlements, official Palestinian camps, and unofficial ‘gatherings’ are key localities for intervention.