Published : 04-04-2017
Hamas Office for Refugee Affairs issued its fourth annual report on the situation of the Palestinians from Syria in Lebanon for 2016, five years following the Palestinian mass influx to Lebanon in December 2012.
The report sheds light on the social and legal statuses of the Palestinians from Syria in Lebanon.
The study found out that the number of refugees in 2016 has shrunk back to 33,000, down from 43,000 by the end of 2015, at an estimated decrease of up to 23%.
The report raised alarm bells over the crackdowns perpetrated against the Palestinians from Syria in Lebanon, along with the dire socio-economic conditions, poor health services, the lack of humanitarian assistance by such relief organs as UNRWA, and the steep costs of legal documents.
At the same time, the report documented a surge in family reunification trips on board the migration boats to Europe in 2016.
According to UNRWA figures, the number of Palestinian refugees from Syria has gone from 80,000 in early 2013 to 42,444 in July 2013. In April the number has hit 53,077 and in early 2015 it was estimated at 42,500 refugees. UNRWA statistics for the period until the end of December 2016, documented 31,147 Palestinians from Syria in Lebanon.
Hamas Office for Refugee Affairs issued its fourth annual report on the situation of the Palestinians from Syria in Lebanon for 2016, five years following the Palestinian mass influx to Lebanon in December 2012.
The report sheds light on the social and legal statuses of the Palestinians from Syria in Lebanon.
The study found out that the number of refugees in 2016 has shrunk back to 33,000, down from 43,000 by the end of 2015, at an estimated decrease of up to 23%.
The report raised alarm bells over the crackdowns perpetrated against the Palestinians from Syria in Lebanon, along with the dire socio-economic conditions, poor health services, the lack of humanitarian assistance by such relief organs as UNRWA, and the steep costs of legal documents.
At the same time, the report documented a surge in family reunification trips on board the migration boats to Europe in 2016.
According to UNRWA figures, the number of Palestinian refugees from Syria has gone from 80,000 in early 2013 to 42,444 in July 2013. In April the number has hit 53,077 and in early 2015 it was estimated at 42,500 refugees. UNRWA statistics for the period until the end of December 2016, documented 31,147 Palestinians from Syria in Lebanon.
