The AGPS Warns of a New Humanitarian Crisis in the Yarmouk Camp
Published : 14-04-2016
Regarding the suffering of the Yarmouk Camp for Palestinian refugee south of the Syrian capital, Damascus, since the beginning of the second week of April 2016, by the frantic attempts of ISIS and Al Nusra Front to control and extend their military influence over the camp. Moreover, the acts of shelling, sniping, and violations, without bearing any responsibility towards the steadfast civilians inside their homes, who are estimated at about 5,000 men, women, elderly, and children, which led to the destruction of more public and private property inside the camp, the continuation of power and drinking water cut, and the loss of basic necessities of life, in light of a suspicious silence about the acts of bloody violence, the AGPS warns of a new humanitarian catastrophe in the Yarmouk refugee camp and calls for:
Rapid and immediate interventions by all parties to cease hostilities, neutralize civilians, and evacuate them to safer areas inside the camp.
Lift the siege of the Yarmouk camp and to allow the entry of aid and medical and humanitarian personnel to provide emergency relief for refugees in the camp.
Intervention of the Syrian government and the PLO to save the remaining residents of the Yarmouk refugee camp and invite the conflict parties to abide by the rules of war and the application of international treaties and agreements calling for the protection of civilians in areas of armed conflict.
Intervention of UNRWA and the international community to carry out their duties towards the Palestinian refugees inside Syria.
Interaction of Civil society organizations, human rights organizations, and the media with the events of the Yarmouk refugee camp and to highlight the tragedy of the refugees to show the reality of the humanitarian situation
Regarding the suffering of the Yarmouk Camp for Palestinian refugee south of the Syrian capital, Damascus, since the beginning of the second week of April 2016, by the frantic attempts of ISIS and Al Nusra Front to control and extend their military influence over the camp. Moreover, the acts of shelling, sniping, and violations, without bearing any responsibility towards the steadfast civilians inside their homes, who are estimated at about 5,000 men, women, elderly, and children, which led to the destruction of more public and private property inside the camp, the continuation of power and drinking water cut, and the loss of basic necessities of life, in light of a suspicious silence about the acts of bloody violence, the AGPS warns of a new humanitarian catastrophe in the Yarmouk refugee camp and calls for:
Rapid and immediate interventions by all parties to cease hostilities, neutralize civilians, and evacuate them to safer areas inside the camp.
Lift the siege of the Yarmouk camp and to allow the entry of aid and medical and humanitarian personnel to provide emergency relief for refugees in the camp.
Intervention of the Syrian government and the PLO to save the remaining residents of the Yarmouk refugee camp and invite the conflict parties to abide by the rules of war and the application of international treaties and agreements calling for the protection of civilians in areas of armed conflict.
Intervention of UNRWA and the international community to carry out their duties towards the Palestinian refugees inside Syria.
Interaction of Civil society organizations, human rights organizations, and the media with the events of the Yarmouk refugee camp and to highlight the tragedy of the refugees to show the reality of the humanitarian situation
