UNHCR Title: Lebanon: One Million Refugees Location: Tripoli, Lebanon Date: April, 03, 2014 Language: Nat/Arabic Source: UNHCR Date Shoot: April 3, 2014 Duration: 3.19 Format: 16:9

Background

The number of refugees fleeing from Syria into neighbouring Lebanon surpassed 1 million on Thursday, a devastating milestone worsened by rapidly depleting resources and a host community stretched to breaking point. Three years after Syria’s conflict began, Lebanon has become the country with the highest per-capita concentration of refugees worldwide, struggling to keep pace with a crisis that shows no signs of slowing.

Yehya is 18 years old. He crossed the border into Lebanon three weeks ago with his famiy. They have been living in a renovated garage rented to them by the owner of the house in Tripoli, Lebanon. A former resident of Homs, Yahya lost his father at the beginning of the conflict. He has been out of school since then. When he was evacuated with his family from Homs in February, under the truce, they fled to Yabroud carrying all their belongings in just two bags. But after just a week of starting school in Yabroud, the bombardment pushed the family to leave Syria all together.

Yehya will register with UNHCR on Thursday, to become the millionth refugee in the country.

Shotlist

00:00 - 00:18 Various of Yehya walking to his flat

00:18 – 00:41Yehya entering his new rented flat in Tripoli, Lebanon, greet his mother

00:41 – 00:46 Close up of Yehya’s mother

00:46 – 01:00 Yehya sitting next to his mother

00:01 – 01:16 Clip, Yehya, Syrian Refugee: “We lost a lot, we lost my dad, he was killed, we lost out on education, our homes, we lost a lot of family members. Every family has lost someone.” 01:16 – 01:30 Various of Yehya picking clothes out of their unpacked luggage

01:30 – 01:46 Clip, Yehya, Syrian Refugee: “Being the one millionth affects me a lot, shows how many refugees there are. It’s very difficult. One million, I mean, there is no one left in the country.”

01:46 – 02:00 Various of Yehya sitting down thinking

02:00 – 02:24 Clip,Yehya, Syrian Refugee: “All I think about is when we will go back to our country, we go back and build it, this is all I think about. How I will be able to restart my life and make my dreams reality, but as much as I think about these things, I can’t see how it’s going to happen.”

02:24 – 02:52 Various of Yehya walking in nearby field

02:52 – 03:19 Various of Yehya sitting down on hill overlooking village.