British Prime Minister David Cameron arrived today on a short, unannounced visit to Lebanon, where he announced new financial aid to Syrian refugees in that country.
The aim of his visit is to provide additional aid for the refugee camps in Lebanon in order to stop the further flow of refugees to Europe, according to France Press.
During a visit lasting several hours, Cameron visited refugees in the Beka Valley, in eastern Lebanon.
"I wanted to see with my own eyes and hear with my own ears what the refugees survived and what they needed," said the British prime minister.
In Beirut, Cameron met with Lebanese Prime Minister Tamam Salam.
Cameron said that over the next three years, London will double the funding it allocates to Lebanese schools, to £20 million a year. This money should help local authorities to include a large number of Syrian children in the school system.
Cameron announced at the beginning of September that Great Britain will allocate an additional 100 million pounds in aid in the midst of the humanitarian crisis, which means that British aid will reach a total of XNUMX billion pounds.
Almost £29 million is planned to go to Lebanon, home to 1,1 million Syrians.
"Around three per cent of the 11 million Syrians have fled their homes and sought asylum in Europe. Without British help, hundreds of thousands more could put themselves at risk and head for Europe. This money is part of our approach in the region to fight against migration," Cameron said in Beirut.
London has previously announced the acceptance of 20.000 Syrian refugees over the next five years.
Cameron traveled from Lebanon to Jordan, where there are 600.000 Syrian refugees.
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