Today in Beirut…

When I was passing by these Syrian refugee children today, they asked if they could use my ipad again to go take photos around the neighborhood. But first, they wanted me to take a photo of all three of them to see themselves appear on the screen of the ipad. As they began to talk about Damascus, they smiled and gave two enthusiastic thumbs up. It was clear they were missing home…

In New York this week and last, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has been meeting with the International Support Group for Lebanon and Najib Mikati, caretaker Prime Minister of the Republic of Lebanon, to address the humanitarian, economic, and security challenges related to the influx of Syrian refugees to Lebanon. Just today, several rockets from Syria hit Lebanon. Until there is some sort of solution to the conflict, Syrian refugees in Lebanon will continue adapting the best that they can…