Published : 18-06-2020
Displaced Palestinian families in northern Syria continue to struggle for survival due to the high rates of unemployment and absence of humanitarian assistance.
The situation has been exacerbated by the sanctions implemented by the US as part of the so-called “Caesar Act” targeting anyone doing business with the Assad regime, including in opposition-held zones.
The Trump administration on Wednesday ramped up pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his inner circle with a load of new economic and travel sanctions for human rights abuses. The penalties also target non-Syrians who do business with them.
The sanctions are the result of legislation known as the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act, named after the pseudonym of a Syrian who worked with the military police and turned over photographs of thousands of victims of torture by al-Assad's government.
The implementation of the sanctions has led to a further deterioration of the exchange rate of the Syrian pound, resulting in a worse economic situation for vulnerable families whose sole sources of income have been already affected by the bloody warfare.
Nine years into the deadly conflict, the majority of Palestinian refugees continue to live below the poverty line in northern Syria and are food insecure.
Displaced Palestinian families in northern Syria continue to struggle for survival due to the high rates of unemployment and absence of humanitarian assistance.
The situation has been exacerbated by the sanctions implemented by the US as part of the so-called “Caesar Act” targeting anyone doing business with the Assad regime, including in opposition-held zones.
The Trump administration on Wednesday ramped up pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his inner circle with a load of new economic and travel sanctions for human rights abuses. The penalties also target non-Syrians who do business with them.
The sanctions are the result of legislation known as the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act, named after the pseudonym of a Syrian who worked with the military police and turned over photographs of thousands of victims of torture by al-Assad's government.
The implementation of the sanctions has led to a further deterioration of the exchange rate of the Syrian pound, resulting in a worse economic situation for vulnerable families whose sole sources of income have been already affected by the bloody warfare.
Nine years into the deadly conflict, the majority of Palestinian refugees continue to live below the poverty line in northern Syria and are food insecure.
