President Michel Suleiman lamented on Friday that the international community was not sufficiently sharing the burden of the displaced Syrians, who have put a severe strain on Lebanon’s economy. Suleiman told the ambassadors of major powers and U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly that “the participation of countries in sharing the burden of Syrian refugees is not sufficient.”

“We should follow up the funding mechanism through the support of the World Bank,” he said referring to a series of pledges made at an International Support Group for Lebanon meeting held in New York last month.

Suleiman reiterated the need to establish U.N.-protected refugee camps inside Syria to facilitate the return of the displaced. [Link]