Published : 26-05-2017
AGPS, Lebanon
Hamas Office for Refugee Affairs issued its fourth annual report on the situation of the Palestinians from Syria in Lebanon for 2016.
The report examines the precarious 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 visa-renewal fees.
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’s latest estimates, 31,000 Palestinians from Syria have been sheltered in Lebanon until late 2016.
AGPS, Lebanon
Hamas Office for Refugee Affairs issued its fourth annual report on the situation of the Palestinians from Syria in Lebanon for 2016.
The report examines the precarious 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 visa-renewal fees.
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’s latest estimates, 31,000 Palestinians from Syria have been sheltered in Lebanon until late 2016.
