Published : 27-01-2018
Regarding the suffering of Palestinian refugees, a state of panic and fear has spread among the Palestinian refugees in Syria, because of the possible stop of UNRWA’s cash assistance, after the Agency announced previously that it will postpone the delivery of the first batch of its cash assistance provided to the Palestinian refugees in Syria until further notice, because of the financial deficit it is facing.
Media activists said that the suffering of the Palestinians in Yarmouk camp in particular, and the Palestinian camps in general, is aggravating, amid the miserable living and economic conditions they are experiencing as a result of the siege and ongoing war in Syria. The majority of Palestinians are dependent on the financial aid provided by UNRWA, thus the stopping of UNRWA’s cash assistance will cause a humanitarian catastrophe to the Palestinian refugees, in addition to their exhaustion throughout the years of war. There is also no permanent source of income, the widespread of unemployment, expensive prices, thus the shortage of the assistance provided by UNRWA and the charitable organizations has aggravated their tragedy and increased their suffering.
UNRWA’s statistics indicate that out of 560 thousand Palestinian refugees who were living in Syria before the outbreak of war, 450 thousand Palestinians are still living inside it, of which more than 95% are in desperate need of humanitarian aid to stay alive. In addition, 43 thousand refugees are stranded in besieged areas that are difficult to reach.
UNRWA confirmed that more than 120 thousand Palestinian refugees from Syria have fled the country, including more than 30 thousand refugees who have fled from Syria to Lebanon and 17 thousand others who have moved to Jordan, where they are facing “a marginal and disturbing existence.”
Regarding the suffering of Palestinian refugees, a state of panic and fear has spread among the Palestinian refugees in Syria, because of the possible stop of UNRWA’s cash assistance, after the Agency announced previously that it will postpone the delivery of the first batch of its cash assistance provided to the Palestinian refugees in Syria until further notice, because of the financial deficit it is facing.
Media activists said that the suffering of the Palestinians in Yarmouk camp in particular, and the Palestinian camps in general, is aggravating, amid the miserable living and economic conditions they are experiencing as a result of the siege and ongoing war in Syria. The majority of Palestinians are dependent on the financial aid provided by UNRWA, thus the stopping of UNRWA’s cash assistance will cause a humanitarian catastrophe to the Palestinian refugees, in addition to their exhaustion throughout the years of war. There is also no permanent source of income, the widespread of unemployment, expensive prices, thus the shortage of the assistance provided by UNRWA and the charitable organizations has aggravated their tragedy and increased their suffering.
UNRWA’s statistics indicate that out of 560 thousand Palestinian refugees who were living in Syria before the outbreak of war, 450 thousand Palestinians are still living inside it, of which more than 95% are in desperate need of humanitarian aid to stay alive. In addition, 43 thousand refugees are stranded in besieged areas that are difficult to reach.
UNRWA confirmed that more than 120 thousand Palestinian refugees from Syria have fled the country, including more than 30 thousand refugees who have fled from Syria to Lebanon and 17 thousand others who have moved to Jordan, where they are facing “a marginal and disturbing existence.”
