Published : 31-07-2022
AGPS media chief, Fayez Abu Eid, slammed the recent decision by UNRWA not to register Palestinian refugees from Syria who enter Lebanon after August 01.
Abu Eid said the decision will have tragic consequences on vulnerable Palestinian refugees from Syria (PRS) who have already been enduring a dire humanitarian condition as a result of the protracted displacement and loss of livelihoods.
Citing UN data, AGPS media chief added that 87.3% of PRS live in poverty in the Lebanese territories; 95% are food insecure and 80% live on cash aid handed over by UNRWA.
Nearly 29,000 displaced Palestinian refugees from Syria are taking shelter in Lebanon.
Over 470,000 refugees are registered with UNRWA in Lebanon. About 45 per cent of them live in the country’s 12 refugee camps. Conditions in the camps are dire and characterized by overcrowding, poor housing conditions, unemployment, poverty and lack of access to justice.
Palestinians in Lebanon do not enjoy several important rights; for example, they cannot work in many professions and cannot own property (real estate). Because they are not formally citizens of another state, Palestine refugees are unable to claim the same rights as other foreigners living and working in Lebanon.
AGPS media chief, Fayez Abu Eid, slammed the recent decision by UNRWA not to register Palestinian refugees from Syria who enter Lebanon after August 01.
Abu Eid said the decision will have tragic consequences on vulnerable Palestinian refugees from Syria (PRS) who have already been enduring a dire humanitarian condition as a result of the protracted displacement and loss of livelihoods.
Citing UN data, AGPS media chief added that 87.3% of PRS live in poverty in the Lebanese territories; 95% are food insecure and 80% live on cash aid handed over by UNRWA.
Nearly 29,000 displaced Palestinian refugees from Syria are taking shelter in Lebanon.
Over 470,000 refugees are registered with UNRWA in Lebanon. About 45 per cent of them live in the country’s 12 refugee camps. Conditions in the camps are dire and characterized by overcrowding, poor housing conditions, unemployment, poverty and lack of access to justice.
Palestinians in Lebanon do not enjoy several important rights; for example, they cannot work in many professions and cannot own property (real estate). Because they are not formally citizens of another state, Palestine refugees are unable to claim the same rights as other foreigners living and working in Lebanon.
