Published : 23-01-2022
Some 29,000 Palestinian refugees from Syria (PRS) (5,800 households) are currently sheltered in Lebanon, according to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
UNRWA has identified Palestinian refugees in Lebanon (PRL) as one of the most marginalized and poorest communities in the region. As the currency depreciates amid the ongoing political uncertainty and in the absence of a financial rescue package, the purchasing power of households that earn their incomes in LBP continues to weaken.
The pandemic and losses resulting from the Beirut Port explosion led to further socio-economic deterioration and loss of livelihoods for PRL and PRS. This crisis is in fact putting the health, safety and education of the whole population at risk. The most vulnerable communities, including Palestinian refugees, risk further marginalization and deprivation without a comprehensive social protection scheme to compensate for the losses.
In addition to the harsh economic conditions that Palestine refugees were facing before the economic crisis, COVID-19 and the measures imposed to contain its spread interrupted their work and source of livelihoods, restricted their movement and resulted in a deterioration of their well-being. Prolonged and repeated lockdowns had a significantly negative impact on underprivileged Palestinian refugee communities and inpiduals employed in the informal sector and depending on a daily income.
Some 29,000 Palestinian refugees from Syria (PRS) (5,800 households) are currently sheltered in Lebanon, according to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
UNRWA has identified Palestinian refugees in Lebanon (PRL) as one of the most marginalized and poorest communities in the region. As the currency depreciates amid the ongoing political uncertainty and in the absence of a financial rescue package, the purchasing power of households that earn their incomes in LBP continues to weaken.
The pandemic and losses resulting from the Beirut Port explosion led to further socio-economic deterioration and loss of livelihoods for PRL and PRS. This crisis is in fact putting the health, safety and education of the whole population at risk. The most vulnerable communities, including Palestinian refugees, risk further marginalization and deprivation without a comprehensive social protection scheme to compensate for the losses.
In addition to the harsh economic conditions that Palestine refugees were facing before the economic crisis, COVID-19 and the measures imposed to contain its spread interrupted their work and source of livelihoods, restricted their movement and resulted in a deterioration of their well-being. Prolonged and repeated lockdowns had a significantly negative impact on underprivileged Palestinian refugee communities and inpiduals employed in the informal sector and depending on a daily income.
