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Migrant Workers Persist in the Shadow of the Blast

The twin explosions in the Port of Beirut on August 4 exacerbated Lebanon’s deepening economic crisis, stranding thousands of destitute migrant workers without work and no clear route home. The UN estimates 24,500 migrants lost their jobs, homes or were directly affected in other ways by the Beirut blasts. Lebanon’s migrant workers hail from several different countries and have taken great risks to work in Lebanon with hopes of earning US dollars and supporting their families back home.

Refugee Family Rebuilds Their Lives in a New Home in Argentina

In Argentina, local communities have come together across the country to welcome Syrian refugees through a community-based sponsorship model of resettlement. The Alkhouy family was resettled to the small, rural town of Coronel Suárez in Argentina after living in Lebanon for three years as Syrian refugees.