Published : 16-12-2021
AGPS has expressed its deep concern over the repercussions of a decision by UNRWA to cut its cash aid for Palestinians from Syria (PRS) in Lebanon.
AGPS believes the decision is a sign of apathy regarding the abject humanitarian condition already endured by PRS in displacement camps across the Lebanese territories.
The decision is also a serious breach of UNRWA’s humanitarian mission as mandated by the UN and the Agency’s promise to assist Palestinian refugees in its five fields of operation, including Lebanon.
UNRWA said in a statement that starting 2022, multi-purpose monthly cash grants of 100 USD to every registered family will be reduced to 25 USD per person.
The Agency also said every Palestinian family from Syria (PRS) will receive an additional cash grant of 150 USD two times a year. UNRWA will suspend its food allowances for PRS in Lebanon.
The new measures will be put into effect as of January 1, 2022.
A number of NGOs leveled heavy criticism at the Agency. Association 302 for Defense of Refugees Rights, popular Palestinian committees in Lebanon, the Association of Civil Committees of Palestinians of Syria, and AlAwda Foundation in Lebanon have strongly condemned the decision and urged the Agency to backtrack on the new measures which they said would result in further despair for PRS.
The CSOs said any reforms envisaged by UNRWA should start by cuts of salaries for seniors and high-ranking staffers, adding that it is weird that a humanitarian agency rather cuts aid to such an extremely vulnerable category.
Palestinian refugees from Syria have expressed their shock at the decision, saying UNRWA cash aid is a lifeline for them.
AGPS has expressed its deep concern over the repercussions of a decision by UNRWA to cut its cash aid for Palestinians from Syria (PRS) in Lebanon.
AGPS believes the decision is a sign of apathy regarding the abject humanitarian condition already endured by PRS in displacement camps across the Lebanese territories.
The decision is also a serious breach of UNRWA’s humanitarian mission as mandated by the UN and the Agency’s promise to assist Palestinian refugees in its five fields of operation, including Lebanon.
UNRWA said in a statement that starting 2022, multi-purpose monthly cash grants of 100 USD to every registered family will be reduced to 25 USD per person.
The Agency also said every Palestinian family from Syria (PRS) will receive an additional cash grant of 150 USD two times a year. UNRWA will suspend its food allowances for PRS in Lebanon.
The new measures will be put into effect as of January 1, 2022.
A number of NGOs leveled heavy criticism at the Agency. Association 302 for Defense of Refugees Rights, popular Palestinian committees in Lebanon, the Association of Civil Committees of Palestinians of Syria, and AlAwda Foundation in Lebanon have strongly condemned the decision and urged the Agency to backtrack on the new measures which they said would result in further despair for PRS.
The CSOs said any reforms envisaged by UNRWA should start by cuts of salaries for seniors and high-ranking staffers, adding that it is weird that a humanitarian agency rather cuts aid to such an extremely vulnerable category.
Palestinian refugees from Syria have expressed their shock at the decision, saying UNRWA cash aid is a lifeline for them.
