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Palestinians from Syria in Lebanon Denounce Delay of UN Aid Delivery

Published : 22-06-2021

Palestinians from Syria in Lebanon Denounce Delay of UN Aid Delivery

Displaced Palestinian refugees from Syria have denounced delays in the transfer of cash grants by UNRWA.

The refugees said aid delivery has been delayed for the third time since the start of 2021. Cash grants are normally transferred between 15 – 21 every month.

Last month, UNRWA raised alarm bells over the dire situation of Palestine refugees in Lebanon and the precariousness in which they live, particularly in the last year of acute financial crisis and pandemic. Many Palestine refugees live in 12 overcrowded camps across the country.

“Palestine refugees are suffering immensely.  The misery that I witnessed in the last two days in Ein el-Hilweh and Nahr el-Bared camps is unfathomable,” said UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini during his visit to the country earlier this year.  

Palestine refugees in Lebanon, including those who fled from Syria, need financial assistance to buy food and other basic necessities. But with the current financial crisis, most Palestine refugees have found themselves slipping further into destitution. The “dollar crisis” in Lebanon, where the official exchange rate of the US dollar against the Lebanese pound is nearly ten times lower than the black-market rate, has seen the purchasing power of the refugees slashed tenfold.

 

Short URL : https://actionpal.org.uk/en/post/11922

Displaced Palestinian refugees from Syria have denounced delays in the transfer of cash grants by UNRWA.

The refugees said aid delivery has been delayed for the third time since the start of 2021. Cash grants are normally transferred between 15 – 21 every month.

Last month, UNRWA raised alarm bells over the dire situation of Palestine refugees in Lebanon and the precariousness in which they live, particularly in the last year of acute financial crisis and pandemic. Many Palestine refugees live in 12 overcrowded camps across the country.

“Palestine refugees are suffering immensely.  The misery that I witnessed in the last two days in Ein el-Hilweh and Nahr el-Bared camps is unfathomable,” said UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini during his visit to the country earlier this year.  

Palestine refugees in Lebanon, including those who fled from Syria, need financial assistance to buy food and other basic necessities. But with the current financial crisis, most Palestine refugees have found themselves slipping further into destitution. The “dollar crisis” in Lebanon, where the official exchange rate of the US dollar against the Lebanese pound is nearly ten times lower than the black-market rate, has seen the purchasing power of the refugees slashed tenfold.

 

Short URL : https://actionpal.org.uk/en/post/11922