The Higher Relief Council on Monday said that it is still providing humanitarian aid to Syrian refugees in Lebanon, the National News Agency reported.
The council added that the cabinet has assigned it in coordination with the Ministry of Social Affairs, the UN Higher Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) as well as other international and local organizations to aid the Syrian refugees since the beginning of May 2011.
Aid includes providing food, medical and daily needs, the council said, adding that it has also registered Syrian students in public schools and coordinated the move with the UNHCR.
The council also said that its aid is only provided for Syrians who fled the unrest in their country to North Lebanon, adding that it is “not concerned with providing aid to any Syrian workers on Lebanese territories.”
“Based on Prime Minister Najib Mikati’s orders, the commission confirms that it will not cut humanitarian aid to Syrian refugees no matter what the social and political circumstances are,” the council added.
According to UN estimates, more than 3,500 people have been killed in the crackdown on Syrian protesters who have been demonstrating against the Baath regime since mid-March. Thousands have fled to Lebanon.
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