By Hanadi Al-Bloushi
KUWAIT, Dec 20 (KUNA) -- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office in Kuwait launched on Sunday (Warm their Hearts) campaign, which is a regional campaign aiming to help Syrian refugee families in Lebanon and neighboring countries.
The head of the UNHCR office in Kuwait Dr. Hanan Hamdan said during a press conference that more than 20,000 Syrian families are in desperate need for help to face the harsh winter.
She said: "Lebanon is home to more than one million Syrian refugees, more than half of them are living in desolated, sub-standard shelters such as tents, unfinished buildings, garages and shops".
Hamdan stressed Kuwait's great role as one of the biggest regional donors for Syrian people, as it had donated USD 31 million last winter to support Syrian refugees in Lebanon, serving 46,000 families there.
She noted that the campaign is aiming to corporate with individuals in the region, who are able to contribute to helping the most vulnerable Syrian families through the campaign's online donation program (lb.unhcr.org).
She thanked His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, and the Kuwaiti citizens for their generous contributions to help the needy all over the world. end) hjb