Published : 28-05-2021
Palestinian refugees from Syria in Lebanon slammed the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) for excluding them from a vacancy opened up on March 17 for its Lebanon office.
A number of Palestinian refugees from Syria who applied for the job (cleaning worker) to help feed their impoverished families said none of them has been recruited.
The refugees called on the Agency to increase the food grants to 300,000 Lebanese pounds or to transfer them in USD as per the World Food Program.
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.
Palestinian refugees from Syria in Lebanon slammed the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) for excluding them from a vacancy opened up on March 17 for its Lebanon office.
A number of Palestinian refugees from Syria who applied for the job (cleaning worker) to help feed their impoverished families said none of them has been recruited.
The refugees called on the Agency to increase the food grants to 300,000 Lebanese pounds or to transfer them in USD as per the World Food Program.
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.
