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Country Statistics  
Latest IDP figure:
90,000-390,000
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Number of refugees:
(Originating from the country)
100,000 refugees since 12 July (Govt., 27 Aug 2006); 13,093 as of end 2007 (UNHCR, 2008)
Total Population:
4 million
15 December 2006

Displaced return amidst growing political tension


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Children in south Lebanon read
information pamphlets about
cluster bombs and mines.
(NRC, August 2006)

Some 200,000 people are estimated to remain in a situation of internal displacement in Lebanon following the hostilities between the Shiite militant and political organisation Hizbollah and Israeli security forces in summer 2006. Nearly one million people were displaced at the height of the conflict – the vast majority of them within Lebanon. Most of the displaced returned to their homes in south Lebanon and the southern suburbs of Beirut immediately following a UN-brokered ceasefire in August 2006. However the destruction of homes and infrastructure, the presence of cluster bombs, and loss of livelihoods are significant obstacles to the return and sustainable reintegration of displaced people. In addition, the overall stability of the country is in doubt as disputes have intensified between Lebanon’s diverse political parties.

Internal displacement is not a new phenomenon in Lebanon. A significant number of people remain displaced from the Lebanese civil war of 1975-1990 and as a result of Israeli invasions and occupation of part of south Lebanon. No updated reliable survey exists to determine the current number and estimates range hugely, between 16,750 and 600,000. Lack of adequate compensation and reconciliation are among the key factors preventing this group of displaced people from returning.

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"Causes and Background","Background","Causes of displacement"
"Population Figures and Profile","Global Figures: Lebanon","Global Figures: July-August 2006 conflict","Global Figures: Nahr el Bared Camp","Global Figures: Civil war","Geographical distribution: July-August 2006 conflict","Geographical distribution: civil war"
"Population Figures and Profile","Global Figures: Lebanon","Global Figures: July-August 2006 conflict","Global Figures: Nahr el Bared Camp","Global Figures: Civil war","Geographical distribution: Nahr el Bared","Geographical distribution: July-August 2006 conflict","Geographical distribution: civil war"
"Patterns of Displacement","July-August 2006 conflict","Civil War"
"Physical Security & Freedom of Movement","Physical security","Sexual and Gender based Violence (SGBV)","Children and Youth"
"Subsistence Needs","General","Nahr el Bared Camp"
"Access to Education","General","Nahr el Bared Camp"
"Issues of Self-Reliance and Public Participation","General","Nahr el Bared Camp"
"Issues of Family Unity, Identity and Culture","General"
"Property Issues","July-August 2006","Civil war period","Nahr el Bared Camp"
"Patterns of Return and Resettlement","General","Obstacles to return and resettlement","Nahr el Bared Camp"
"Humanitarian Access","General"
"National and International Responses","Overview","National and international response: civil war period","National law and policy ","References to the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement"

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Previous Profile updates
Maps 
Nahr el Bared Refugee Camp - Mapping of Buildings
News 
Heavy fighting rocks north Lebanon, Aljazeera, 22 June 2008
Three dead in fresh Lebanon clash, BBC News, 17 June 2008
Army deployed after Bekaa clashes, BBC News, 9 June 2008
UNRWA starts the rubble removal in Nahr El Bared camp, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), 8 June 2008
Rival Lebanon leaders reach deal, Aljazeera, 21 May 2008
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Recent reports 
A Common Challenge, A Shared Responsibility, International Donor Conference for the Recovery and Reconstruction of Nahr el-Bared Palestinian Refugee Camp and Conflict-Affected Areas of Lebanon, Government of Lebanon (GoL), 23 June 2008
UN Security Council's 5899th Meeting, United Nations Security Council (UN SC), 28 May 2008
Study On The Conditions Of Palestinian Refugees In Camps Across Lebanon, Lebanese Palestinian Dialogue Committee (LPDC), 23 May 2008
Preliminary Master Plan and Guidelines for the Reconstruction of Nahr el-Bared Palestine Refugee Camp, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and Nahr el-Bared Reconstruction Commission for Civil Action and Studies (NBRC), 19 May 2008
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Videos and special links 
Political and Security Updates (Lebanon Support)
Situation Updates on people displaced from Nahr El Bared Camp (UNRWA)
Resources on Nahr El Bared Camp (Lebanon Support)
Lebanon: Fields of Fire (IRIN)