Published : 14-03-2017
The European Commission for Humanitarian Operations (link is external) (ECHO) has contributed a total of EUR 5 million (US$ 5.4 million) to UNRWA in support of the agency’s emergency response in Syria.
This donation will go towards life-saving emergency cash assistance provided by UNRWA to 430,000 Palestinian refugees in Syria. ECHO support will also enable the agency to enhance its preparedness and ability to respond to sudden and unforeseen localized emergencies, which is critical at a time of profound instability throughout the country.
According to UNRWA statistics, 95% of Palestinian refugees in Syria are shorn of food security and are in critical need of sustained humanitarian assistance in order to survive. Almost 280,000 are internally displaced, and an estimated 43,000 are trapped in hard-to-reach or inaccessible locations. At the same time, 120,000 have been forced out of Syria in the hunt for a safer shelter. Prior to the war, 560,000 Palestinian refugees had been housed in Syria.
The European Commission for Humanitarian Operations (link is external) (ECHO) has contributed a total of EUR 5 million (US$ 5.4 million) to UNRWA in support of the agency’s emergency response in Syria.
This donation will go towards life-saving emergency cash assistance provided by UNRWA to 430,000 Palestinian refugees in Syria. ECHO support will also enable the agency to enhance its preparedness and ability to respond to sudden and unforeseen localized emergencies, which is critical at a time of profound instability throughout the country.
According to UNRWA statistics, 95% of Palestinian refugees in Syria are shorn of food security and are in critical need of sustained humanitarian assistance in order to survive. Almost 280,000 are internally displaced, and an estimated 43,000 are trapped in hard-to-reach or inaccessible locations. At the same time, 120,000 have been forced out of Syria in the hunt for a safer shelter. Prior to the war, 560,000 Palestinian refugees had been housed in Syria.
