Published : 05-11-2020
Palestinian refugees from Syria in Jordan continue to condemn the reluctance maintained by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) regarding their appeals for an urgent transfer of the second aid batch.
The refugees said they have not received their aid on time, despite the promises made by UNRWA chief in Jordan, Mohamed Adar.
Dozens of refugee families continue to struggle for survival in Jordan, in the midst of a dire socio-economic and humanitarian situation caused by high rates of unemployment and extreme poverty.
Over recent months, displaced Palestinian families from Syria joined a series of vigils staged outside of the UNRWA office in the Jordanian capital city of Amman, protesting the Agency’s cut of vital services and urging it to shell out its monthly allowances so as to help the refugees pay their rental fees and other charges, including power and water bills.
The refugees further call for enhancing vital services, particularly education and healthcare, and for increasing relief aid.
Some 17,000 Palestinian refugees from Syria have sought shelter in Jordan, fleeing war-ragged Syria. They have been enduring abject living conditions as a result of the high rates of unemployment and lack of access to the local labor market.
The number of PRS in Jordan has remained relatively stable for a number of years, with 17,343 PRS recorded with UNRWA as of December 2019. Of these, 349 reside in King Abdullah Park (KAP), facing movement restrictions and a number of protection concerns.
Since the opening of Jabeer-Al Nassib border between Syria and Jordan, in October 2018, UNRWA has registered the return of 624 PRS inpiduals to Syria. As of November 2019, of those returnees, some 227 inpiduals were displaced again to Jordan for a range of reasons, including the unstable security situation in Syria, problems with civil documentation, lack of economic resources and livelihood opportunities, and high levels of destruction of homes and property.
A Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability Assessment conducted by WFP in 2018 indicated that the majority (67 per cent) of PRS were food-insecure or vulnerable to food insecurity. Twelve per cent of PRS female headed households were found to be food insecure compared to seven per cent of male-headed households. Food insecurity was even higher (78 per cent) in PRS households where the head of household was reported to be completely illiterate. Eighty-six per cent of surveyed PRS households were also reported to be in debt.
Palestinian refugees from Syria in Jordan continue to condemn the reluctance maintained by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) regarding their appeals for an urgent transfer of the second aid batch.
The refugees said they have not received their aid on time, despite the promises made by UNRWA chief in Jordan, Mohamed Adar.
Dozens of refugee families continue to struggle for survival in Jordan, in the midst of a dire socio-economic and humanitarian situation caused by high rates of unemployment and extreme poverty.
Over recent months, displaced Palestinian families from Syria joined a series of vigils staged outside of the UNRWA office in the Jordanian capital city of Amman, protesting the Agency’s cut of vital services and urging it to shell out its monthly allowances so as to help the refugees pay their rental fees and other charges, including power and water bills.
The refugees further call for enhancing vital services, particularly education and healthcare, and for increasing relief aid.
Some 17,000 Palestinian refugees from Syria have sought shelter in Jordan, fleeing war-ragged Syria. They have been enduring abject living conditions as a result of the high rates of unemployment and lack of access to the local labor market.
The number of PRS in Jordan has remained relatively stable for a number of years, with 17,343 PRS recorded with UNRWA as of December 2019. Of these, 349 reside in King Abdullah Park (KAP), facing movement restrictions and a number of protection concerns.
Since the opening of Jabeer-Al Nassib border between Syria and Jordan, in October 2018, UNRWA has registered the return of 624 PRS inpiduals to Syria. As of November 2019, of those returnees, some 227 inpiduals were displaced again to Jordan for a range of reasons, including the unstable security situation in Syria, problems with civil documentation, lack of economic resources and livelihood opportunities, and high levels of destruction of homes and property.
A Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability Assessment conducted by WFP in 2018 indicated that the majority (67 per cent) of PRS were food-insecure or vulnerable to food insecurity. Twelve per cent of PRS female headed households were found to be food insecure compared to seven per cent of male-headed households. Food insecurity was even higher (78 per cent) in PRS households where the head of household was reported to be completely illiterate. Eighty-six per cent of surveyed PRS households were also reported to be in debt.
