The international aid agency Oxfam has warned of the worsening situation of the thousands of Syrian refugees in Lebanon.

“Refugees from Syria face a daily battle to survive in a country where jobs and affordable accommodation are scarce. The perpetual hunt for work is crushing people’s hope,” said Oxfam’s Deputy Humanitarian Director Nigel Timmins in a statement on Thursday.

According to a study of 1,500 refugee families in Lebanon, commissioned by the UK-based international aid agency and conducted by the Beirut Research and Innovation Center, “families are spiraling deeper and deeper into debt, living in cramped and overcrowded accommodation, with few job prospects.”

The study also “shows people are spending more than twice what they're earning.”

Timmins further said in his statement, “One of the most tragic aspects of the refugees’ predicament in Lebanon is the plight of the children’s future. The survey found that only 25 per cent of children are enrolled in schools, pointing to a generation of Syrian children missing out on a much-needed education.”

According to the United Nations, more than 800,000 Syrians either have registered or are awaiting registration as refugees in Lebanon. Some Lebanese officials, however, said there could be over one million Syrian refugees in the country.

Nearly three years of foreign-sponsored militancy in Syria has taken its toll on the lives of more than 100,000 people, according to statistics compiled by the United Nations. Millions have also been displaced due to the turmoil.

The UN has repeatedly warned against the humanitarian situation in Syria, saying that over nine million people are in need of urgent aid due to the crisis. Over four million other Syrians will be forced out of their homes in 2014, the UN reported on October 7.

Source: Press TV