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Refugee crisis: EU emergency meeting as Cameron visits Lebanon – live updates | Refugee crisis: EU emergency meeting as Cameron visits Lebanon – live updates |
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A record number of migrants and refugees crossed into Hungary on Sunday according to official figures released on the eve of an expected border crackdown | |
Hungarian police recorded that 5,809 migrants were intercepted on Sunday the highest number since the crisis began. | |
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This is the kind of scene that Number 10 must have been hoping for when planning Cameron’s visit to Lebanon – Syrian refugee children chorusing “thank you” to the prime minister. | |
PM thanked by Lebanese/Syrian refugee kids in Beirut primary school where DfiD money is helping country hosting 1.1m pic.twitter.com/on4oQGTDf3 | |
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Number 10 has given more details of a £100m package to help Syrian refugees as the prime minister visited a camp in Lebanon’s Bekaa valley. | |
Cameron said the package was aimed helping to prevent refugees making dangerous journey’s to Europe. | |
He said: | |
As the second largest bilateral donor to the humanitarian crisis in Syria our aid effort is supporting thousands of people to rebuild their lives, providing protection, counselling and schooling, alongside the provision of basic food and water. Investment in health, education, jobs and stability is the most effective way to help people overseas, and it is clearly in Britain’s interests. | |
Around 3% of the 11 million Syrians forced from their homes have sought asylum in Europe, and without British aid hundreds of thousands more could be risking their lives seeking to get to Europe, so these funds are part of our comprehensive approach to tackle migration from the region. | |
For thousands of refugees this money means a meal for their families, the security of a home with basic sanitation and clean water, and for children it means an education so we don’t lose a generation to the Syrian conflict. | |
Our goal remains to support the development of a secure, stable and peaceful Syria. Without our investment in international development, the numbers of people seeking to embark on a perilous journey to Europe would be far greater. | |
The PM is visiting Lebanon today to see how #UKaid is helping vulnerable refugees from #Syria http://t.co/hWpJtFGHJF @ukinlebanon | |
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Summary | Summary |
Welcome to live coverage of the refugee crisis. | Welcome to live coverage of the refugee crisis. |
EU interior ministers are gathering in Brussels for emergency talks on how to tackle the mounting refugee crisis a day after Germany reintroduced borders. | EU interior ministers are gathering in Brussels for emergency talks on how to tackle the mounting refugee crisis a day after Germany reintroduced borders. |
Meanwhile, David Cameron is in Lebanon to visit refugee camps. | Meanwhile, David Cameron is in Lebanon to visit refugee camps. |
Here’s a roundup of the latest developments: | Here’s a roundup of the latest developments: |