Published : 06-04-2022
As Syria has been engulfed by a devastating war since 2011, the conflict has since brought misery and death to Palestinian refugees sheltered in the country.
Prices of food and non-food items have skyrocketed and the exchange rate of the Syrian pound has further deteriorated.
The price of a one liter of oil has reached up to 17,000 SP while a kilogram of rice is sold at 3,800. A kilogram of dates is estimated at 12,000 to 20,000.
The protracted conflict has devastated human security and left 91 per cent of the 438,000 Palestine refugees estimated to remain in the country in absolute poverty and 40 per cent displaced.
As Syria has been engulfed by a devastating war since 2011, the conflict has since brought misery and death to Palestinian refugees sheltered in the country.
Prices of food and non-food items have skyrocketed and the exchange rate of the Syrian pound has further deteriorated.
The price of a one liter of oil has reached up to 17,000 SP while a kilogram of rice is sold at 3,800. A kilogram of dates is estimated at 12,000 to 20,000.
The protracted conflict has devastated human security and left 91 per cent of the 438,000 Palestine refugees estimated to remain in the country in absolute poverty and 40 per cent displaced.
