Published : 20-04-2022
UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini paid a visit on Tuesday, April 19, to Khan Dannun Camp for Palestinian refugees, in Syria’s Rif Dimashq province.
Lazzarini was accompanied by representatives of the General Authority for Palestinian Arab Refugees (GAPAR) and UNRWA department heads in Syria.
Palestinian refugees voiced their deep disappointment as the Commissioner-General did not hold a meeting with the residents to take note of their needs.
A refugee told AGPS that UNRWA and GAPAR staff prevented him from taking photos of the visit or talking to Lazzarini.
Following the visit, Lazzarini said that “during my many meetings with refugees and staff in the five fields of UNRWA operations over the last months, I have witnessed increased disarray and frustration, which sometimes has turned into anger. This year, a very harsh winter and the impact of the war in Ukraine on prices of food and fuel in the region add to the daily hardship you are facing”.
“I witnessed this firsthand few days ago, when I met with Palestine refugees in Khan Danoun Camp and Yarmouk in Syria. Many refugees shared with me their struggle to meet their basic needs and how the socio-economic situation compels them to return to live in the midst of the rubble in Yarmouk”, added Lazzarini.
UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini paid a visit on Tuesday, April 19, to Khan Dannun Camp for Palestinian refugees, in Syria’s Rif Dimashq province.
Lazzarini was accompanied by representatives of the General Authority for Palestinian Arab Refugees (GAPAR) and UNRWA department heads in Syria.
Palestinian refugees voiced their deep disappointment as the Commissioner-General did not hold a meeting with the residents to take note of their needs.
A refugee told AGPS that UNRWA and GAPAR staff prevented him from taking photos of the visit or talking to Lazzarini.
Following the visit, Lazzarini said that “during my many meetings with refugees and staff in the five fields of UNRWA operations over the last months, I have witnessed increased disarray and frustration, which sometimes has turned into anger. This year, a very harsh winter and the impact of the war in Ukraine on prices of food and fuel in the region add to the daily hardship you are facing”.
“I witnessed this firsthand few days ago, when I met with Palestine refugees in Khan Danoun Camp and Yarmouk in Syria. Many refugees shared with me their struggle to meet their basic needs and how the socio-economic situation compels them to return to live in the midst of the rubble in Yarmouk”, added Lazzarini.
