Archive List for lebanon poverty

‘Plotting our escape’: Lebanon braces for new emigration wave

Lebanon’s population is facing a deepening financial crisis that has made a dignified life difficult, pushing many – especially the young– risking everything to seek a way out in search of a better life. Nearly 250,000 have escaped the economic crisis in recent years – and more people are risking more dangerous routes, to get out. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports from Tripoli in northern Lebanon. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Lebanon #LebanonEconomicCrisis #LebanonUnemployment

Lebanon poverty: Agency says 500,000 children are going hungry

International aid agencies say a rising number of Lebanese families are losing their income and sinking into poverty. Save the Children says half a million children are hungry in Beirut only. It is urging the government to help the vulnerable. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports from Beirut, Lebanon. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Lebanon #SavetheChildren