Published : 24-08-2015
The AGPS issued a documentary report titled "The Yarmouk Siege has Not Ended," which discusses the decision of Humanitarian Affairs Coordination Office of the United Nations, which states to lift the Yarmouk refugee camp from the list of areas under siege on June 23,2015.
The report indicates that the suffering of Palestinians of Syria continues within the Syrian camps, compounds, and cities along with prolonged crisis and conflict, while all gains achieved by the refugees during 67 years of preparation and getting ready for the day of returning to the Palestinian homeland, was failed, where parents and grandparents were born only to find themselves facing a new catastrophe, including displacement, resort, and pain.
The report confirms that the Yarmouk camp has been subject to tight siege since mid-July 2013, and its residents have been prevented from entering or leaving it only in very narrow limits of humanity and for reasons, as well as the entry of humanitarian aid is prevented and only allowed to access Rijh Square located in the first half of the camp close to the regime checkpoints, where many residents were arrested while receiving aid.
Noting that the number of victims from Yarmouk has exceeded 1,200 victims; 180 of them died as a result of starvation, lack of medical care, and the spread of Infectious Diseases and epidemics.
The report describes the decision of Humanitarian Affairs Coordination Office of the United Nations, which states to lift the Yarmouk refugee camp from the list of areas under siege, with surprising, and is considered a setback for all attempts to eject The camp of the dire situation that is lasting for more than two years, and to install the current situation of the siege of civilians and the continuation of displacement and homelessness experienced by displaced refugees as a result of the growing violence and the concomitant bombing and destruction of most neighborhoods.
The decision is contrary to previous statements by the Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon, who described the camp, that it became a "ring of hell, and its residents need to be protected and cannot be abandoned," and that ISIS committed crimes against humanity."
The report also provides a set of directories and indicators which confirm the continuation of siege on the camp, supported by a set of statistics documenting victims and diseases spread inside the camp.
It is worth mentioning that the AGPS issued a press release confirming that the Yarmouk camp is still trapped, describing the decision to remove it from the list of the besieged areas with the wrong decision.
Download the electronic version of the report through the following link:
The AGPS issued a documentary report titled "The Yarmouk Siege has Not Ended," which discusses the decision of Humanitarian Affairs Coordination Office of the United Nations, which states to lift the Yarmouk refugee camp from the list of areas under siege on June 23,2015.
The report indicates that the suffering of Palestinians of Syria continues within the Syrian camps, compounds, and cities along with prolonged crisis and conflict, while all gains achieved by the refugees during 67 years of preparation and getting ready for the day of returning to the Palestinian homeland, was failed, where parents and grandparents were born only to find themselves facing a new catastrophe, including displacement, resort, and pain.
The report confirms that the Yarmouk camp has been subject to tight siege since mid-July 2013, and its residents have been prevented from entering or leaving it only in very narrow limits of humanity and for reasons, as well as the entry of humanitarian aid is prevented and only allowed to access Rijh Square located in the first half of the camp close to the regime checkpoints, where many residents were arrested while receiving aid.
Noting that the number of victims from Yarmouk has exceeded 1,200 victims; 180 of them died as a result of starvation, lack of medical care, and the spread of Infectious Diseases and epidemics.
The report describes the decision of Humanitarian Affairs Coordination Office of the United Nations, which states to lift the Yarmouk refugee camp from the list of areas under siege, with surprising, and is considered a setback for all attempts to eject The camp of the dire situation that is lasting for more than two years, and to install the current situation of the siege of civilians and the continuation of displacement and homelessness experienced by displaced refugees as a result of the growing violence and the concomitant bombing and destruction of most neighborhoods.
The decision is contrary to previous statements by the Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon, who described the camp, that it became a "ring of hell, and its residents need to be protected and cannot be abandoned," and that ISIS committed crimes against humanity."
The report also provides a set of directories and indicators which confirm the continuation of siege on the camp, supported by a set of statistics documenting victims and diseases spread inside the camp.
It is worth mentioning that the AGPS issued a press release confirming that the Yarmouk camp is still trapped, describing the decision to remove it from the list of the besieged areas with the wrong decision.
Download the electronic version of the report through the following link:
