Published : 10-08-2022
Palestinian activists handed over to UNRWA the findings of a poll about the legal hurdles facing displaced Palestinian refugee students from Syria wishing to get enrolled at Lebanese universities and sit for 9th grade and high school exams in the Lebanese territories.
UNRWA reportedly pledged to reach out to the concerned students who participated in the poll, to work out their legal situation, and help them gain access to Lebanese academic institutions.
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.
Palestinian activists handed over to UNRWA the findings of a poll about the legal hurdles facing displaced Palestinian refugee students from Syria wishing to get enrolled at Lebanese universities and sit for 9th grade and high school exams in the Lebanese territories.
UNRWA reportedly pledged to reach out to the concerned students who participated in the poll, to work out their legal situation, and help them gain access to Lebanese academic institutions.
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.
