Estimated half a million displaced in Lebanon, social affairs minister says

Estimated half a million displaced in Lebanon, social affairs minister says There are approximately half a million displaced people in Lebanon, the country's Minister of Social Affairs told Al Jazeera. Hanine Sayyed noted that most of them are residents of Beirut's southern suburbs and various areas south of the country. "We are working to provide shelter requirements for the displaced, but we have not been able to reach everyone," she said.