Published : 06-12-2022
Displaced Palestinian refugees with special needs have been gripped with dire conditions in the poorly-equipped refugee tents set up north of Syria.
Palestinian refugee Nawres Haythem AlMesri, who was injured by bullet fire in the then-besieged Yarmouk Camp, is one among hundreds of Palestinians with special needs who continue to appeal for urgent humanitarian action to save their lives.
Nawras, born in 1986, has gone hemiplegic after a sniper bullet penetrated his back and chest. He suffers from ulcers resulting in large holes in his lower back due to immobility and absence of medical follow-up. He has also been exposed to blood poisoning.
Nawras is currently left on his own in al-Bab region, in northern Syria. He has appealed to the concerned humanitarian and human rights institutions to help him enter Turkey for urgent medical treatment.
At the same time, Palestinian refugee “Tareq” was shot and injured during clashes between regime forces and opposition groups in Aleppo’s western outskirts as he tried to flee to Turkey. He has gone hemiplegic.
Tareq lives in an inhabitable building with his two daughters, who have been deprived of access to school.
UNRWA said it assists more than 2,300 Palestine refugees with disabilities in Syria have had their lives marred by the unabated warfare and bloody strife rocking the Syrian territories.
Assistance to the most vulnerable Palestinian refugees, including persons with disabilities, is provided by donors like the European Union. The European Commission's civil protection and humanitarian aid department (ECHO) has funded assistance to those with disabilities, as well as female-headed households.
UNRWA has upon more than one occasion sounded the alarm over the tragic situation endured by Palestinian refugees, particularly children, with disabilities in war-torn Syria.
Displaced Palestinian refugees with special needs have been gripped with dire conditions in the poorly-equipped refugee tents set up north of Syria.
Palestinian refugee Nawres Haythem AlMesri, who was injured by bullet fire in the then-besieged Yarmouk Camp, is one among hundreds of Palestinians with special needs who continue to appeal for urgent humanitarian action to save their lives.
Nawras, born in 1986, has gone hemiplegic after a sniper bullet penetrated his back and chest. He suffers from ulcers resulting in large holes in his lower back due to immobility and absence of medical follow-up. He has also been exposed to blood poisoning.
Nawras is currently left on his own in al-Bab region, in northern Syria. He has appealed to the concerned humanitarian and human rights institutions to help him enter Turkey for urgent medical treatment.
At the same time, Palestinian refugee “Tareq” was shot and injured during clashes between regime forces and opposition groups in Aleppo’s western outskirts as he tried to flee to Turkey. He has gone hemiplegic.
Tareq lives in an inhabitable building with his two daughters, who have been deprived of access to school.
UNRWA said it assists more than 2,300 Palestine refugees with disabilities in Syria have had their lives marred by the unabated warfare and bloody strife rocking the Syrian territories.
Assistance to the most vulnerable Palestinian refugees, including persons with disabilities, is provided by donors like the European Union. The European Commission's civil protection and humanitarian aid department (ECHO) has funded assistance to those with disabilities, as well as female-headed households.
UNRWA has upon more than one occasion sounded the alarm over the tragic situation endured by Palestinian refugees, particularly children, with disabilities in war-torn Syria.
