Part II: Poverty stricken Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon

Lesson Brief Al Watan Voice
On January 26, Al Watan Voice reported on a report released by the British Parliament about poverty in Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon. The report details the escalating poverty crisis raging in the refugee camps for decades, which has intensified with the influx of Syrian refugees and the lack of UNRRA funding. Other factors contributing to the crisis include that Palestinian refugees are not authorized to work or own property in Lebanon. Part I Additional Vocabulary:

سياسي

political

بامتياز

In particular,

وعلى

And it is incumbent upon

قسم  ، اقسام

Department(s)

تجاههم

(here) to them

الأمرين

Two issues

صرح  ، يصرح

To state, declare

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