Published : 18-02-2022
The newly-formed Directorate of Palestinian Affairs in opposition-held zones in northern Syria said its missions will basically cover areas where Palestinian refugee communities are taking shelter, including Efrin, I’zaz, and AlBab, in Aleppo’s outskirts.
Families sheltered in Idlib will be included on the list in the near future.
The directorate’s chief Mohamed Bader said this temporary government-run body comes in response to the administrative and legal vacuum suffered by displaced families in northern Syria, where no relief operations have been conducted by such international organizations as UNRWA and political factions as the Palestine Liberation Organization.
Badr said prior to the Syrian conflict, Palestinian refugees were categorized under the label “Syrians and the like”, which implies a sort of legal and social marginalization.
Palestinian refugee families sheltered in displacement camps set up in northern Syria continue to launch distress signals over their abject humanitarian condition in the substandard facilities set up in the area.
Hundreds of Palestinian families have been struggling for survival in the poorly-equipped Deir Ballout and Muhammadiya camps, after they were forced out of Yarmouk and southern Damascus towns. For many displaced Palestinian refugees, the perils of winter weather add to the torment already experienced throughout the conflict.
The newly-formed Directorate of Palestinian Affairs in opposition-held zones in northern Syria said its missions will basically cover areas where Palestinian refugee communities are taking shelter, including Efrin, I’zaz, and AlBab, in Aleppo’s outskirts.
Families sheltered in Idlib will be included on the list in the near future.
The directorate’s chief Mohamed Bader said this temporary government-run body comes in response to the administrative and legal vacuum suffered by displaced families in northern Syria, where no relief operations have been conducted by such international organizations as UNRWA and political factions as the Palestine Liberation Organization.
Badr said prior to the Syrian conflict, Palestinian refugees were categorized under the label “Syrians and the like”, which implies a sort of legal and social marginalization.
Palestinian refugee families sheltered in displacement camps set up in northern Syria continue to launch distress signals over their abject humanitarian condition in the substandard facilities set up in the area.
Hundreds of Palestinian families have been struggling for survival in the poorly-equipped Deir Ballout and Muhammadiya camps, after they were forced out of Yarmouk and southern Damascus towns. For many displaced Palestinian refugees, the perils of winter weather add to the torment already experienced throughout the conflict.
