Published : 13-01-2023
Representatives of the Palestinian-Syrian refugee community paid a visit to UNRWA regional office in Beirut.
The delegation met with UNRWA’s spokeswoman Hoda AlSamra along with the Agency’s Protection Department Chief and lawyer Karol Mansour.
According to the member of the delegation Mohamed Shaaban, the two sides discussed the dire humanitarian situation of displaced Palestinian families in Lebanon, particularly following UNRWA’s decision to cut cash grants and relief operations due to financial deficit.
Hoda AlSamra pledged to take all necessary measures in order to continue to provide vital services for Palestinian refugees, including access to education.
The delegation also called for serious action to work out the frail legal status of Palestinian refugees who entered Lebanon before and after September 16, 2016.
They further stressed Palestinian-Syrian refugees’ need for legal and social protection in Lebanon and for free access out of and into Palestinian refugee camps.
The group urged UNRWA to assess the situation of families that entered Lebanon after August 01, 2022 and include vulnerable families in its emergency aid records.
The delegation further called on UNRW’s Protection Department to hand over a memorandum to the Agency’s Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini about the aforementioned issues.
Representatives of the Palestinian-Syrian refugee community paid a visit to UNRWA regional office in Beirut.
The delegation met with UNRWA’s spokeswoman Hoda AlSamra along with the Agency’s Protection Department Chief and lawyer Karol Mansour.
According to the member of the delegation Mohamed Shaaban, the two sides discussed the dire humanitarian situation of displaced Palestinian families in Lebanon, particularly following UNRWA’s decision to cut cash grants and relief operations due to financial deficit.
Hoda AlSamra pledged to take all necessary measures in order to continue to provide vital services for Palestinian refugees, including access to education.
The delegation also called for serious action to work out the frail legal status of Palestinian refugees who entered Lebanon before and after September 16, 2016.
They further stressed Palestinian-Syrian refugees’ need for legal and social protection in Lebanon and for free access out of and into Palestinian refugee camps.
The group urged UNRWA to assess the situation of families that entered Lebanon after August 01, 2022 and include vulnerable families in its emergency aid records.
The delegation further called on UNRW’s Protection Department to hand over a memorandum to the Agency’s Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini about the aforementioned issues.
