Saudi Arabia, UNHCR sign agreement to aid Syrian refugees in Lebanon

A Syrian child uses a bucket to bale out water from his tent at a refugee camp on the outskirts of the town of Zahle in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley. (AFP)

JEDDAH: The Saudi Development Fund and the UN’s refugee agency signed an agreement to cooperate to assist Syrian refugees in Lebanon, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Monday.
In the agreement with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the Saudi fund will contribute $3.5m to implement the second phase of the housing rehabilitation project for the refugees.