Published : 02-02-2017
Palestinian families from Syria sheltered in Al-Miyah wa Miyah Camp in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon, launched, in letters emailed to AGPS, cries for help over their abject living conditions.
The Palestinian refugee families said they have been grappling with an acute dearth in financial resources due to unemployment and poverty.
The refugees further lashed out at the human rights institutions and the relief charities for dragging their feet vis-à-vis the crisis.
Speaking with AGPS on condition of anonymity, a Palestinian female refugee said: “We, the Palestinians from Syria seeking shelter in Al-Miyah wa Miyah Camp, have seen it all. We have been subjected to the worst sorts of neglect and apathy.”
“We have not received aids for months,” the refugee added, wondering: “Why on earth has the world turned its back on us?”
“The Lebanese government has been treating us as tourists and foreigners and has, thus, robbed us of our basic rights,” the refugee stated. “We have felt insecure due to the fluctuating policies pursued by the Lebanese General Security and its reluctance to renew our residence permits and grant us the right to seek a livelihood in the Lebanese territories.”
Some 70 Palestinian families from Syria have been taking refuge in Al-Miyah wa Miyah shelter, in southern Lebanon.
Palestinian families from Syria sheltered in Al-Miyah wa Miyah Camp in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon, launched, in letters emailed to AGPS, cries for help over their abject living conditions.
The Palestinian refugee families said they have been grappling with an acute dearth in financial resources due to unemployment and poverty.
The refugees further lashed out at the human rights institutions and the relief charities for dragging their feet vis-à-vis the crisis.
Speaking with AGPS on condition of anonymity, a Palestinian female refugee said: “We, the Palestinians from Syria seeking shelter in Al-Miyah wa Miyah Camp, have seen it all. We have been subjected to the worst sorts of neglect and apathy.”
“We have not received aids for months,” the refugee added, wondering: “Why on earth has the world turned its back on us?”
“The Lebanese government has been treating us as tourists and foreigners and has, thus, robbed us of our basic rights,” the refugee stated. “We have felt insecure due to the fluctuating policies pursued by the Lebanese General Security and its reluctance to renew our residence permits and grant us the right to seek a livelihood in the Lebanese territories.”
Some 70 Palestinian families from Syria have been taking refuge in Al-Miyah wa Miyah shelter, in southern Lebanon.
