Published : 29-07-2021
Palestinian refugees have slammed a number of relief institutions in Lebanon for collecting data on the refugees in order to garner more funds, saying neither in-kind items nor cash aid has been provided to the refugees, particularly those displaced from war-torn Syria.
An activist said the Norwegian Refugee Council collected data on Palestinian refugees and promised to provide them with house rents. However, none of such pledges have seen the day.
At the same time MPA organization took down the refugees’ phone numbers from UNRWA archives before they handed over the refugees vitamin pills that cost no more than 2 USD.
Similarly, Save the Children International has failed to assist the refugees while it continues to garner pieces of information about them.
In its fact sheet entitled “Syria Regional Crisis Emergency Appeal 2021”, UNRWA said 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,
According to UNRWA, 87% of PRS live in poverty in the Lebanese territories.
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.
Palestinian refugees have slammed a number of relief institutions in Lebanon for collecting data on the refugees in order to garner more funds, saying neither in-kind items nor cash aid has been provided to the refugees, particularly those displaced from war-torn Syria.
An activist said the Norwegian Refugee Council collected data on Palestinian refugees and promised to provide them with house rents. However, none of such pledges have seen the day.
At the same time MPA organization took down the refugees’ phone numbers from UNRWA archives before they handed over the refugees vitamin pills that cost no more than 2 USD.
Similarly, Save the Children International has failed to assist the refugees while it continues to garner pieces of information about them.
In its fact sheet entitled “Syria Regional Crisis Emergency Appeal 2021”, UNRWA said 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,
According to UNRWA, 87% of PRS live in poverty in the Lebanese territories.
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.
