Published : 24-02-2017
Palestinian refugees from Syria in Lebanon called on the Palestinian Authority (PA) President, Mahmoud Abbas, to take urgent action as regards their tragic state of affairs.
The appeals were launched as Abbas popped in the Lebanese territories on Thursday for a three-day stopover.
The refugees called on Abbas to pressurize the Lebanese government to work out their legal status and cancel the steep visa-renewal fees.
The refugees further appealed to Abbas to urge the UNRWA to provide cash shelter allowances, create employment opportunities, and improve health and education services for the displaced Palestinians in Lebanon.
The refugees urged Abbas to pay a visit to the Palestinian refugee camps so as to keep tabs on the crises endured by the displaced Palestinian community.
Palestinian refugees and activists expressed their profound disappointment and frustration at the apathy maintained by the PA and the Palestinian political factions vis-à-vis their calamitous situation.
Other Palestinian refugees from Syria expressed hope that the visit would herald a new turn for the better as regards the status of the displaced Palestinian community in Lebanon.
Palestinian refugees from Syria in Lebanon, estimated at some 31,000, are treated as tourists by the Lebanese authorities, and are, thus, shorn of their basic human rights, including the right to work.
Palestinian refugees from Syria in Lebanon called on the Palestinian Authority (PA) President, Mahmoud Abbas, to take urgent action as regards their tragic state of affairs.
The appeals were launched as Abbas popped in the Lebanese territories on Thursday for a three-day stopover.
The refugees called on Abbas to pressurize the Lebanese government to work out their legal status and cancel the steep visa-renewal fees.
The refugees further appealed to Abbas to urge the UNRWA to provide cash shelter allowances, create employment opportunities, and improve health and education services for the displaced Palestinians in Lebanon.
The refugees urged Abbas to pay a visit to the Palestinian refugee camps so as to keep tabs on the crises endured by the displaced Palestinian community.
Palestinian refugees and activists expressed their profound disappointment and frustration at the apathy maintained by the PA and the Palestinian political factions vis-à-vis their calamitous situation.
Other Palestinian refugees from Syria expressed hope that the visit would herald a new turn for the better as regards the status of the displaced Palestinian community in Lebanon.
Palestinian refugees from Syria in Lebanon, estimated at some 31,000, are treated as tourists by the Lebanese authorities, and are, thus, shorn of their basic human rights, including the right to work.
