Lebanon: If UN doesn't pay for electricity, Syrian refugees will go without

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Tamirace Fakhoury, an associate professor at Aalborg University in Copenhagen, has commented on the Lebanese government's threat to cut electricity to refugee camps if the UN does not pay its bill. Ms Fakhoury argued that this move is a political strategy and part of a broader effort by Lebanon to bargain for more international aid. She states: "Lebanon has been lobbying the international community for more aid and blasting global inequities in refugee burden-sharing." (Summary provided by Infomedia) Sources: Pioneer Newz, 26-08-2023 The Jerusalem Post, 26-08-2023