Published : 16-02-2018
Severe economic and living crises have been experienced by the residents of the Neirab camp for Palestinian refugees in Aleppo, during 2017, according to the Action Group’s annual documentation report for 2017, which was published in February under the title “Palestinians of Syria.. Between Promises and Restrictions.”
According to the report, the suffering of the residents of the Neirab refugee camp aggravated during 2017, due to the difficulty in obtaining a loaf of bread, as a result of the lack of commitment of stove owners, who receive a large amount of flour with control and law, and the sale of bread in large quantities to unknown parties, which deprives the people of the bread.
Hundreds of people gather daily in front of the stoves and wait for long hours to get a bag of bread, which is considered their daily source of strength.
According to the report, which discussed precise details about what the Palestinian camps and gatherings experienced in Syria, according to a methodology that depicted the living, field, humanitarian and health conditions of the Palestinian refugees in Syria, the residents of Neirab camp believed the reasons for the crisis are the bad selling mechanism, the abolition of bread distribution centers for the people, as well as the overcrowding at the stoves due to the gathering of the people from the neighboring villages, (Neirab - Tal Shoaib - Jibreen), despite the presence of stoves in their villages, noting that the stove owners in those areas take ample amounts of flour to meet the needs of the population, but they sell them to unknown destinations.
The people called upon the Syrian government and the concerned authorities to provide the bread "because it is necessary for them and cannot be dispensed with or replaced by another substance." They also demanded an increase in the camp 's flour supply, holding the stove owners who are interested only in material profit accountable, observing the stoves in the villages of Neirab and Jibreen, putting an end to the sale of bread from the camp in large quantities to unknown destinations, and to restore the bread distribution centers for the people.
The residents of Neirab camp also complained from a stifling transportation crisis because of the halt of most buses and means of transportation, due to the lack of petrol and diesel and their high prices if present.
The annual report for 2017 indicated that the residents of Neirab camp suffered from the spread of harmful insects, rodents and bad odors, as a result the farmers’ use of brackish water to water the adjacent lands, which may threaten public health, and cause environmental harm and health hazards to the residents of the area.
On their part, the residents of the camp called on all the concerned and officials in UNRWA Aleppo, to work towards resolving their problem, through spraying pesticides and putting a mechanism to eliminate rodents, which has become a major obsession to the people.
They also warned of the spread of the ‘Aleppo grain’ of leishmania or the so-called "sand fly,” which is considered a serious disease that spreads in the city of Aleppo because leishmania is a parasitic disease transmitted by the sand fly pinch.
The annual report which dedicated a chapter on the Palestinian victims and detainees, noted that the lanes and alleys of Neirab camp witnessed the phenomenon of the spread of motorcycles, which has become a major danger on the residents of the camp. A number of horrific accidents have been recorded due to the non-compliance to the safety and security standards, and the insane speed with which the drivers of motorbikes drive in the alleys and lanes of the Neirab camp, without taking into account the presence of children, women and elders in those areas.
The report stressed that since the outbreak of war in Syria in 2011, there has been chaos, unemployment was rampant and poverty among young people increased, who were forced to accept any job opportunity to secure a living for them and their families. A number of young men voluntarily enrolled in the popular committees and the Liwaa Al-Quds battalion affiliated to the Syrian regime. With this, the reckless drivers have guaranteed that they will not be held accountable or frowned upon because they represent the authority in the camp, so they organized races within the camp's lanes and on Death Street in the New Street area near the railway, which gained its name after the increase in the number of motorcycle injuries in it.
On their part, the residents held the Liwaa Al-Quds battalion, which is in control of the camp,accountable for the security chaos and recklessness with the civilians’ lives, especially that many motorcycle drivers are members of the Liwaa Al-Quds battalion, and called for a mechanism to monitor and hold those reckless.
According to one media source, an estimated 12 people were injured in July 2017, mostly children, as a result of motorcycle accidents.
This report, which monitors the most important events of the year 2017, follows six previous reports which documented the years 2014/2015/2016, in addition to a "Status Report" and a number of special reports on specific issues, related to the Palestinian-Syrian issue.
To download the electronic version of the report:
http://actionpal.org.uk/ar/reports/special/between_promises_and_restrictions_ar.pdf
Severe economic and living crises have been experienced by the residents of the Neirab camp for Palestinian refugees in Aleppo, during 2017, according to the Action Group’s annual documentation report for 2017, which was published in February under the title “Palestinians of Syria.. Between Promises and Restrictions.”
According to the report, the suffering of the residents of the Neirab refugee camp aggravated during 2017, due to the difficulty in obtaining a loaf of bread, as a result of the lack of commitment of stove owners, who receive a large amount of flour with control and law, and the sale of bread in large quantities to unknown parties, which deprives the people of the bread.
Hundreds of people gather daily in front of the stoves and wait for long hours to get a bag of bread, which is considered their daily source of strength.
According to the report, which discussed precise details about what the Palestinian camps and gatherings experienced in Syria, according to a methodology that depicted the living, field, humanitarian and health conditions of the Palestinian refugees in Syria, the residents of Neirab camp believed the reasons for the crisis are the bad selling mechanism, the abolition of bread distribution centers for the people, as well as the overcrowding at the stoves due to the gathering of the people from the neighboring villages, (Neirab - Tal Shoaib - Jibreen), despite the presence of stoves in their villages, noting that the stove owners in those areas take ample amounts of flour to meet the needs of the population, but they sell them to unknown destinations.
The people called upon the Syrian government and the concerned authorities to provide the bread "because it is necessary for them and cannot be dispensed with or replaced by another substance." They also demanded an increase in the camp 's flour supply, holding the stove owners who are interested only in material profit accountable, observing the stoves in the villages of Neirab and Jibreen, putting an end to the sale of bread from the camp in large quantities to unknown destinations, and to restore the bread distribution centers for the people.
The residents of Neirab camp also complained from a stifling transportation crisis because of the halt of most buses and means of transportation, due to the lack of petrol and diesel and their high prices if present.
The annual report for 2017 indicated that the residents of Neirab camp suffered from the spread of harmful insects, rodents and bad odors, as a result the farmers’ use of brackish water to water the adjacent lands, which may threaten public health, and cause environmental harm and health hazards to the residents of the area.
On their part, the residents of the camp called on all the concerned and officials in UNRWA Aleppo, to work towards resolving their problem, through spraying pesticides and putting a mechanism to eliminate rodents, which has become a major obsession to the people.
They also warned of the spread of the ‘Aleppo grain’ of leishmania or the so-called "sand fly,” which is considered a serious disease that spreads in the city of Aleppo because leishmania is a parasitic disease transmitted by the sand fly pinch.
The annual report which dedicated a chapter on the Palestinian victims and detainees, noted that the lanes and alleys of Neirab camp witnessed the phenomenon of the spread of motorcycles, which has become a major danger on the residents of the camp. A number of horrific accidents have been recorded due to the non-compliance to the safety and security standards, and the insane speed with which the drivers of motorbikes drive in the alleys and lanes of the Neirab camp, without taking into account the presence of children, women and elders in those areas.
The report stressed that since the outbreak of war in Syria in 2011, there has been chaos, unemployment was rampant and poverty among young people increased, who were forced to accept any job opportunity to secure a living for them and their families. A number of young men voluntarily enrolled in the popular committees and the Liwaa Al-Quds battalion affiliated to the Syrian regime. With this, the reckless drivers have guaranteed that they will not be held accountable or frowned upon because they represent the authority in the camp, so they organized races within the camp's lanes and on Death Street in the New Street area near the railway, which gained its name after the increase in the number of motorcycle injuries in it.
On their part, the residents held the Liwaa Al-Quds battalion, which is in control of the camp,accountable for the security chaos and recklessness with the civilians’ lives, especially that many motorcycle drivers are members of the Liwaa Al-Quds battalion, and called for a mechanism to monitor and hold those reckless.
According to one media source, an estimated 12 people were injured in July 2017, mostly children, as a result of motorcycle accidents.
This report, which monitors the most important events of the year 2017, follows six previous reports which documented the years 2014/2015/2016, in addition to a "Status Report" and a number of special reports on specific issues, related to the Palestinian-Syrian issue.
To download the electronic version of the report:
http://actionpal.org.uk/ar/reports/special/between_promises_and_restrictions_ar.pdf
