Published : 02-04-2021
UNRWA’s Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said the Agency will transfer cash aid to Palestinians of Syria in Lebanon in US dollars.
During a visit to Ein AlHiwleh refugee camp, in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon, on March 29, Lazzarini said the cash grants will be delivered to the concerned refugees sometime soon, as part of the Agency’s emergency plan to respond to COVID-19.
Recently, a number of Palestinian refugees from Syria in Lebanon joined a rally held outside of the Palestine Embassy in Beirut to call for urgent humanitarian assistance.
Palestinian refugees from Syria (PRS) in Lebanon are grappling with increased hardship and vulnerability, due to long-term displacement and difficult socio-economic conditions, coupled with the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, said UNRWA in a fact sheet entitled “Syria Regional Crisis Emergency Appeal 2021”.
According to UNRWA, 87% of PRS live in poverty in the Lebanese territories.
Nearly 65% of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon (PRL) live in poverty.
UNRWA’s factsheet indicates that 257,000 Palestinian refugees in Lebanon are in need of UNRWA emergency cash assistance.
Over 470,000 refugees are registered with UNRWA in Lebanon. About 45 per cent of them live in the country’s 12 refugee camps. Conditions in the camps are dire and characterized by overcrowding, poor housing conditions, unemployment, poverty and lack of access to justice.
Palestinians in Lebanon do not enjoy several important rights; for example, they cannot work in many professions and cannot own property (real estate). Because they are not formally citizens of another state, Palestine refugees are unable to claim the same rights as other foreigners living and working in Lebanon.
UNRWA’s Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said the Agency will transfer cash aid to Palestinians of Syria in Lebanon in US dollars.
During a visit to Ein AlHiwleh refugee camp, in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon, on March 29, Lazzarini said the cash grants will be delivered to the concerned refugees sometime soon, as part of the Agency’s emergency plan to respond to COVID-19.
Recently, a number of Palestinian refugees from Syria in Lebanon joined a rally held outside of the Palestine Embassy in Beirut to call for urgent humanitarian assistance.
Palestinian refugees from Syria (PRS) in Lebanon are grappling with increased hardship and vulnerability, due to long-term displacement and difficult socio-economic conditions, coupled with the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, said UNRWA in a fact sheet entitled “Syria Regional Crisis Emergency Appeal 2021”.
According to UNRWA, 87% of PRS live in poverty in the Lebanese territories.
Nearly 65% of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon (PRL) live in poverty.
UNRWA’s factsheet indicates that 257,000 Palestinian refugees in Lebanon are in need of UNRWA emergency cash assistance.
Over 470,000 refugees are registered with UNRWA in Lebanon. About 45 per cent of them live in the country’s 12 refugee camps. Conditions in the camps are dire and characterized by overcrowding, poor housing conditions, unemployment, poverty and lack of access to justice.
Palestinians in Lebanon do not enjoy several important rights; for example, they cannot work in many professions and cannot own property (real estate). Because they are not formally citizens of another state, Palestine refugees are unable to claim the same rights as other foreigners living and working in Lebanon.
