UNHCR identified 11 abandoned schools suitable to turn into shelters, and hopes to relocate 100 families staying in operational schools in the Bekaa.

UNHCR and partners met with school directors in Halba to reiterate the MoEHE\'s decision to permit displaced Syrian children enrolment in Lebanese public schools

UNHCR and partners are urgently searching for alternative shelter for an increasing number of refugees staying in schools before classes resume in September.

The Who is doing What Where in the Region is being updated. To add information on area of operations please contact pavone@unhcr.org

WFP has begun distributing food vouchers in Wadi Khaled and Akkar, and assessing suitable grocery stores to expand the programme in Tripoli.

The Who is doing What Where in Lebanon is being updated by Region. To add information on area of operations please contact pavone@unhcr.org

A \'back to school\' drive is underway in Lebanon, encouraging Syrian children to enroll in school and assessing the capacity of local schools to host them.

A new centralized registration centre opened in Tripoli to speed up the rate of registration. This follows information campaigns encouraging Syrians to register

The Ministry of Education (MoE) announced that Syrian children without certificates from Syria cannot officially enrol in Lebanese schools. While they can attend, they will not receive accreditation. UN agencies are requesting that this decision be rescinded. Most positively, the Ministry announced that it will facilitate Syrian families’ sheltering in abandoned public schools, and submitted a list of such schools to UNHCR and partners for mapping purposes.

While UNHCR initial estimates suggested some 18,000 crossed within two days, the Office of the General Security (GSO) later reported that just over 11,000 crossed with 4,000 Syrians also returning to Syria from Lebanon during the same time period.