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WARNING: Be alert to resettlement scams

July 23, 2026

📣This message is shared through UNHCR’s WhatsApp communication📣 Scammers pretending to work for UNHCR or other humanitarian organizations continue to contact refugees through phone calls, What…. →

WARNING: FACT CHECK

July 22, 2026

📣This message is shared through UNHCR’s WhatsApp communication📣 Videos showing Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam allegedly announcing, “Lebanon’s decisi…. →

Summary of Findings from the 2026 Participatory Assessment with Post-December 2024 Arrivals from Syria

July 22, 2026

Between 13 January and 17 February 2026, UNHCR in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Affairs, UN agencies and NGO partners1, conducted a participatory assessment (PA) with recent arrivals of va…. →

5 Ways to Manage Stress During Uncertain Times

July 21, 2026

📣This message is shared through UNHCR’s WhatsApp communication📣 The current situation in Lebanon is extremely difficult and has a great impact on our mental health. While we cannot control wha…. →

Announcement for Parents – Summer School

July 14, 2026

📣This message is shared through UNHCR’s WhatsApp communication📣 If you have a child in Grades 1 to 9, you can register them free of charge in the 2026 Summer Learning Support and Catch-up Prog…. →

Return Top-up Grant for returning families

July 14, 2026

📣This message is shared through UNHCR’s WhatsApp communication📣 If you are considering return to Syria under UNHCR’s Voluntary Return Programme, and you have at least one member of…. →

Resumption of the Voluntary Return Programme

June 30, 2026

📣This message is shared through UNHCR’s WhatsApp communication📣 UNHCR will resume its Voluntary Return Programme, issuing a Repatriation Form and providing a on…. →

Deadline Extended: GSO Announcement on Work Permits and Sponsorship Visas

June 29, 2026

📣This message is shared through UNHCR’s WhatsApp communication📣 In November 2025, GSO announced that Syrians who are working in Lebanon need to obtain a legal residency based on sponsorship or…. →

⚠️Important Safety Message!⚠️

June 25, 2026

📣This message is shared through UNHCR’s WhatsApp communication📣 UNHCR and humanitarian actors are aware of reports of people contacting refugees and falsely claiming to represent humanita…. →

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