In early April 2014, the UN High Commission of Refugees (UNHCR) claimed that the number of Syrian refugees registered in Lebanon passed one million, amounting to a quarter of the host country`s resident population. The UNHCR in Lebanon registers at least 2,500 new Syrian refugees every day. H..
Alessandra Bajec
Alessandra Bajec is a freelance journalist based in Cairo. Between 2010 and 2011, she lived in Palestine and contributed as an English-language radio newscaster to Voice of An-Najah (An-Najah University). Her articles have appeared in the European Journalism Centre’s magazine, IRIN, and The Majalla among others. She can be followed on Twitter at @AlessandraBajec.