Article 5GFER ‘My son could die’: the disabled Syrian refugees on the sharp end of UK aid cuts – photo essay

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

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

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.

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