Published : 25-03-2019
To date, 18 UNRWA staff members have perished as a result of the Syrian conflict and a further 26 are missing and/or detained.
UNRWA said victims were killed as a result of shelling, sniper attacks, bullet fire, abduction, or blasts across the war-ravaged Syrian territories.
UNRWA has 4,000 staff working in Syria. The Agency relies on its staff to run its core education, health and relief services in addition to providing humanitarian support to 450,000 Palestine refugees in the war-torn country.
UNRWA premises have sustained heavy damage in Syria, following violent onslaughts launched by the government forces and their war abettors on the Palestinian refugee camps and communities of Yarmouk, Daraa, Khan Eshieh, Handarat, and AlMuzeireeb.
To date, 18 UNRWA staff members have perished as a result of the Syrian conflict and a further 26 are missing and/or detained.
UNRWA said victims were killed as a result of shelling, sniper attacks, bullet fire, abduction, or blasts across the war-ravaged Syrian territories.
UNRWA has 4,000 staff working in Syria. The Agency relies on its staff to run its core education, health and relief services in addition to providing humanitarian support to 450,000 Palestine refugees in the war-torn country.
UNRWA premises have sustained heavy damage in Syria, following violent onslaughts launched by the government forces and their war abettors on the Palestinian refugee camps and communities of Yarmouk, Daraa, Khan Eshieh, Handarat, and AlMuzeireeb.