‘My son could die’: the disabled Syrian refugees on the sharp end of UK aid cuts – photo essay

Two centres in Lebanon are among the casualties of cuts to British aid, with devastating consequences for thousands of patients and families

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In January, the British government told its diplomats to start finding 50-70% cuts in aid funding. In March, it was revealed it was slashing aid funding to Syrian refugee projects by a third. Among the many casualties of those cuts is a project in Lebanon.

Two centres - in Zahle and in Beirut - offer specialised services, such as speech and physiotherapy, for disabled Syrian refugees who can't afford to pay for them.