Published : 21-10-2020
Representatives of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) and of the General Authority for Palestinian Arab Refugees (GAPAR) paid a visit to Yarmouk Camp, in Damascus, to inspect vital services in the area.
Led by UNRWA’s director of Syria operations, Michael Amaniya, and GAPAR’s Mahmoud Abu Khreish, the delegation toured the camp and assessed the residents’ access to vital facilities along with their present and future needs.
Education chief Walid AlKurdi quoted GAPAR’s representative as calling for speeding up reconstruction works, particularly reconstruction of schools.
Scores of stranded Palestinian families fled the camp following the 33-day military operation launched by the government forces on April 19, 2018. The Syrian government forces regained control over the area and southern Damascus towns following the operation. Dozens of civilians were killed and dozens more injured in the offensive. Over 60% of buildings in Yarmouk have gone either totally or partially destroyed.
Last year, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) published the results of an assessment of the damage to Syrian cities caused by seven years of relentless bombardment by the incumbent regime and its allies since 2011.
The analysis found out that as many as 5,489 buildings were destroyed in Yarmouk Camp for Palestinian refugees. The damage atlas used satellite-detected damage analysis to identify buildings that are either destroyed, or severely or moderately damaged.
Representatives of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) and of the General Authority for Palestinian Arab Refugees (GAPAR) paid a visit to Yarmouk Camp, in Damascus, to inspect vital services in the area.
Led by UNRWA’s director of Syria operations, Michael Amaniya, and GAPAR’s Mahmoud Abu Khreish, the delegation toured the camp and assessed the residents’ access to vital facilities along with their present and future needs.
Education chief Walid AlKurdi quoted GAPAR’s representative as calling for speeding up reconstruction works, particularly reconstruction of schools.
Scores of stranded Palestinian families fled the camp following the 33-day military operation launched by the government forces on April 19, 2018. The Syrian government forces regained control over the area and southern Damascus towns following the operation. Dozens of civilians were killed and dozens more injured in the offensive. Over 60% of buildings in Yarmouk have gone either totally or partially destroyed.
Last year, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) published the results of an assessment of the damage to Syrian cities caused by seven years of relentless bombardment by the incumbent regime and its allies since 2011.
The analysis found out that as many as 5,489 buildings were destroyed in Yarmouk Camp for Palestinian refugees. The damage atlas used satellite-detected damage analysis to identify buildings that are either destroyed, or severely or moderately damaged.
