Homs Governorate, Syria - Recent

In response to the influx of Lebanese refugees, Syria has scrambled to set up various refugee sanctuaries across the country to accommodate people who flee the ravage of war in neighboring Lebanon.

Among these sanctuaries is the one located in Homs Governorate, central Syria.

The sanctuary, converted from a monastery, provides shelter for about 88 people from 20 displaced Lebanese families fleeing Israeli bombardment across the border, with some families having stayed here for 15 days.

Some of these refugees are children, who have been forced out of school by the brutal war. Most of them have witnessed air strikes and deaths that take a toll on their psychological health.

The shelter distributes basic supplies to refugees, including sugar, rice, oil and baby milk powder.

Currently, some 3,000 Lebanese refugees are crossing into Syria every day. The Syrian government said it will try every means help the Lebanese refugees.

Shotlist:
Homs Governorate, Syria - Recent:
1. Various of Lebanese refugees at sanctuary established by Syrian government;
2. Staff of sanctuary discussing;
3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Fayyad, local official (full name not given) (starting with shot 2/ending with shot 4):
"Since the start of the current [Israeli] invasion of Lebanon, we have begun to receive families from Lebanon, and we have done our best in accordance with the instructions of the governor of Homs. As of today, we have received 295 families. They are staying in local homes through the hospitality of the residents in our town.";
4. Various of refugees;
5. Various of children cheering, singing, dancing;
6. Girl running;
7. Woman holding little girl;
8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Sasa, head of child protection program (full name not given)(starting with shot 7/ending with shot 9):
"Some of them have had very difficult experiences, witnessed violent and disturbing events. War is hard. It's a very challenging experience for children. We want to make sure that these experiences don't turn into psychological problems or, hopefully, mental illness in the future. We hope that we can offer something meaningful and be a strong advocate for these children.";
9. Various of children playing;
10. Medical worker distributing medicine;
11. Various of medical workers sorting medicine;
12. Various of sign; supplies on truck.

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