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COVID-19 Increases Economic Hardship for Syrian Refugees, UN Says

Lisa Schlein

   GENEVA - The U.N. refugee agency reports hundreds of thousands of
   Syrian refugees in neighboring countries of asylum are in dire straits
   because of the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.
   Five countries-- Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey -- are hosting
   more than 5.5 million Syrians, the biggest refugee group in the world.
   Many of the refugees live below the poverty line and have difficulty
   eking out a living.

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