Refugees in the Arab world

Refugees

Source: AAP

Refugee Week provides an occasion to educate and raise awareness about the growing needs to help Refugees in Camps . 40% of refugees in the world are welcome by Arabic countries like Jordan and Lebanon . How these refugees families are celebrating the month of Ramadan, in countries barely able to satisfy the needs of their local citizens ? A regional UNHCR spokesperson for the arabic region Mohamad Abou Assaker talks in this interview with Sylva Mezher about the urgent help tousands of families are desperatly in need in this Holy month .Abou Assaker highlights the despair of these families leading them to send their children to work rather than studying .



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