The United Nations expressed concern over Lebanese restrictions on Syrian refugees escaping civil war, reports the BBC.
The UN wanted the Lebanese government to clarify if the new restrictions, aimed at slowing the influx of asylum seekers, would allow the “most vulnerable refugees” to gain access to Lebanon.
The Lebanese Interior Minister, Nohad Machnouk, speaking at a press conference said, “we have enough. There’s no capacity anymore to host more displaced.”
The new measures will mean that Syrians wanting to seek asylum in Lebanon will have to fulfil set criteria before being granted access.
The UN wanted the Lebanese government to clarify if the new restrictions, aimed at slowing the influx of asylum seekers, would allow the “most vulnerable refugees” to gain access to Lebanon.
The Lebanese Interior Minister, Nohad Machnouk, speaking at a press conference said, “we have enough. There’s no capacity anymore to host more displaced.”
The new measures will mean that Syrians wanting to seek asylum in Lebanon will have to fulfil set criteria before being granted access.