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Iraqi Refugees Lebanon

An Iraqi refugee during an interview for resettlement in a third country at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reception center. Lebanon is host to an estimated 50,000 Iraqi refugees. Relative to their percent of the overall population, a large proportion of the Iraqi refugees in Lebanon are Christian. Many refugees come to Lebanon because they feel they have better opportunities for work and resettlement than in neighboring Syria or Jordan, however they run a greater risk or arrest and deportation.
Beirut, Lebanon. 01/12/2008

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REPORTAGE: Iraq 2001 to 2011
An Iraqi refugee during an interview for resettlement in a third country at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reception center. Lebanon is host to an estimated 50,000 Iraqi refugees. Relative to their percent of the overall population, a large proportion of the Iraqi refugees in Lebanon are Christian. Many refugees come to Lebanon because they feel they have better opportunities for work and resettlement than in neighboring Syria or Jordan, however they run a greater risk or arrest and deportation.<br /> Beirut, Lebanon. 01/12/2008