At the beginning of the 1990s, when the civil war ended in Lebanon, most of the buildings and streets were completely deteriorated. Thousands of people were left homeless and thousands lost their jobs. Some preferred to stay in Lebanon, others emigrated to other countries to seek and build a new life. Surprisingly, the Syrians in Lebanon were the main force that led to the renewal of Lebanon. Subsequently, the families of those Syrian workers began to migrate and concentrate mainly in Beirut. Nowadays, the increase in the number of Syrian immigrants was strongly observed when the civil war in Syria began and continues. "The presence of Syrian workers in Lebanon had become the subject of great controversy" (Chalcraft, 2005). Syrians are now subject to competition on different levels with Lebanese citizens. However, the negative aspects have been overwhelmed by the positive ones, both socially and economically. Typically, when the number of Syrian refugees increases, the country's population also increases. And those people are concentrated where they could find a job or reside to live in safety, away from the war taking place in their country. Title: Graph showing the distribution of Syrian refugees in the Middle East. (El-Khatib et al Conflict and Health 2013) As we can see from the graph below, at the end of May 2013, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that the majority of Syrian immigrants have gone, not surprisingly, to their village. nearest country, Lebanon. Lebanon's estimated population is 4.2 million, making Syrian refugees 7% of its population. However, on August 31, 2013, another survey reveals that Lebanese G...... paper ......rian refugees and workers provide, and could be isolated if the government takes crucial steps in building new services health and sanitary facilities. educational institutions. Syrian immigrants are and will always be a workforce from an economic and social perspective, being the building blocks of Lebanese infrastructure, strengthening Arab interdependence and the main reason for Lebanese social diversities, which is one of the most important ways a country can be recognized by the rest of the world. Works cited Of the spectra and regulated raw materials Syrian Migrant Workers in Lebanon-John Chalcraft, 2005. Syrian refugees, between difficult crisis in Syria and harsh inaccessibility to health services in Lebanon and JordanZiad El-Khatib 2013Correspondence764 www.thelancet.com Vol 382 31 August 2013Crisis in Lebanon: camps for Syrian refugees?Jeremy Loveless 2013Partner,….
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