UN pleads for funds for Palestinians in crisis-hit Lebanon - in pictures

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency has appealed for financial help for cash-strapped refugees

A boy in the Bourj al-Barajneh Palestinian refugee camp, in Beirut, Lebanon. All photos: AP Photo

A Palestinian man pushes a baby in a stroller in the Bourj al-Barajneh Palestinian refugee camp, in Beirut, Lebanon.

Improvised water pipes and power cables in an alley in the Bourj al-Barajneh Palestinian refugee camp. The UNWRA funding would provide the poorest Palestinian refugees with cash assistance.

The UNWRA is asking for an additional $87. 5 million. The agency for Palestinian refugees on Wednesday appealed to the international community to donate and help improve living conditions for Palestinians in crisis-hit Lebanon.

Much of the money raised will be used to cover hospital expenses.

Funding will also provide transport so that children are able to attend school.

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