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Last month\u2019s Beirut Blast impacted thousands of people in the country, particularly <\/span>Lebanon\u2019s refugee population, who a majority of which are living below the poverty line and experience frequent food insecurity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Ola G. El-Taliawi<\/a>, Postdoctoral Fellow in Global Refugee Policy at the Faculty of Public Affairs at Carleton University, recently co-authored an <\/span>op-ed<\/span><\/a> that explains the alarming consequences for refugee populations in Lebanon amidst the Beirut explosion and COVID-19 pandemic, as well as offers recommendations for the international donor community to reform its aid strategy into an inclusive one that includes nationals and refugees as co-stakeholders in rebuilding and disaster mitigation.<\/span><\/p>\n

To read the full op-ed, click <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last month\u2019s Beirut Blast impacted thousands of people in the country, particularly Lebanon\u2019s refugee population, who a majority of which are living below the poverty line and experience frequent food insecurity.\u00a0 Dr. Ola G. 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