Published : 11-03-2022
The impact of price inflation has been greatest in places like Syria. Food and non-food prices have soared by 40%.
In an interview with the pro-regime AlWatan daily, head of the Association of Consumer Protection said contacts held with Jordan and Algeria reveal that price inflation in Syria is incomparable.
He said prices of food items and vital goods are expected to go through a 50% leap in the next few days.
The protracted consequences of the Syria crisis, coupled with the socio-economic deterioration and the impacts of COVID-19, continue to pose grave humanitarian challenges to Palestine refugees.
Despite the overall reduction in hostilities, insecurity continues to affect the Palestine refugee community in Syria. This situation has not improved in 2022.
According to UNRWA estimates, around 40 per cent of the Palestine refugee population in Syria remain in protracted displacement.
The deteriorating Syrian economy and rising inflation is giving rise to a real threat of hunger. A drastic loss of purchasing power has increased fears amongst the population, including Palestine refugees, about their ability to meet their basic needs, in particular food.
An UNRWA survey found that 82 per cent of the refugees interviewed now live on less than US$ 1.9 a day and that 48 per cent of total household expenditure was spent on food, indicating severe distress within families.
The impact of price inflation has been greatest in places like Syria. Food and non-food prices have soared by 40%.
In an interview with the pro-regime AlWatan daily, head of the Association of Consumer Protection said contacts held with Jordan and Algeria reveal that price inflation in Syria is incomparable.
He said prices of food items and vital goods are expected to go through a 50% leap in the next few days.
The protracted consequences of the Syria crisis, coupled with the socio-economic deterioration and the impacts of COVID-19, continue to pose grave humanitarian challenges to Palestine refugees.
Despite the overall reduction in hostilities, insecurity continues to affect the Palestine refugee community in Syria. This situation has not improved in 2022.
According to UNRWA estimates, around 40 per cent of the Palestine refugee population in Syria remain in protracted displacement.
The deteriorating Syrian economy and rising inflation is giving rise to a real threat of hunger. A drastic loss of purchasing power has increased fears amongst the population, including Palestine refugees, about their ability to meet their basic needs, in particular food.
An UNRWA survey found that 82 per cent of the refugees interviewed now live on less than US$ 1.9 a day and that 48 per cent of total household expenditure was spent on food, indicating severe distress within families.
