Published : 29-10-2017
Activists confirmed to AGPS that more than 250 Palestinian-Syrian families in the Ghouta area, East of Damascus, are suffering from extremely terrible living conditions, due to the Syrian regime’s tightening of its siege on the area and its prevention of the entrance of medical and food supplies.
For his part, the new High Commissioner for Human Rights described the Syrian government's siege of the capital’s suburbs as a "serious violation," calling for the necessity to allow the access of food and medical supplies to the residents.
“Zeid Raad Al-Hussien” said in a statement released by his office on Friday, that residents of the suburbs of East Ghouta in Damascus face an “emergency humanitarian condition” and the prices have increased significantly in the areas besieged.
According to the information received by the Group, the families are distributed across the towns of Duma, Zamalka, Hazeh and Hamoryah and are suffering from extreme lack of medical and food sources due to the siege.
The residents are complaining that they have not been able to receive any relief assistance UNRWA because snipers prevented their access to the UNRWA premises in Damascus, while the latter is refusing to deliver its aid to the eastern Ghouta.
On their part, the residents renewed their demands through the working group to all international bodies, especially UNRWA, the official Palestinian bodies and the Palestinian embassy in Damascus, the Palestine Liberation Organization and Arab and European relief institutions to work towards putting an end to their suffering and providing them with emergency relief assistance.
The Ghouta Damascus neighborhoods have been besieged since September 2013, however the regime tightened its procedures over the past few days.
Activists confirmed to AGPS that more than 250 Palestinian-Syrian families in the Ghouta area, East of Damascus, are suffering from extremely terrible living conditions, due to the Syrian regime’s tightening of its siege on the area and its prevention of the entrance of medical and food supplies.
For his part, the new High Commissioner for Human Rights described the Syrian government's siege of the capital’s suburbs as a "serious violation," calling for the necessity to allow the access of food and medical supplies to the residents.
“Zeid Raad Al-Hussien” said in a statement released by his office on Friday, that residents of the suburbs of East Ghouta in Damascus face an “emergency humanitarian condition” and the prices have increased significantly in the areas besieged.
According to the information received by the Group, the families are distributed across the towns of Duma, Zamalka, Hazeh and Hamoryah and are suffering from extreme lack of medical and food sources due to the siege.
The residents are complaining that they have not been able to receive any relief assistance UNRWA because snipers prevented their access to the UNRWA premises in Damascus, while the latter is refusing to deliver its aid to the eastern Ghouta.
On their part, the residents renewed their demands through the working group to all international bodies, especially UNRWA, the official Palestinian bodies and the Palestinian embassy in Damascus, the Palestine Liberation Organization and Arab and European relief institutions to work towards putting an end to their suffering and providing them with emergency relief assistance.
The Ghouta Damascus neighborhoods have been besieged since September 2013, however the regime tightened its procedures over the past few days.
