Published : 03-04-2015
For its part, the UNRWA called all parties of the conflict in Syria to respect its obligations to protect civilians and spare them the ongoing conflict there, to end the fighting, and to return to the conditions that will enable employees to provide support and assistance to civilians in Yarmouk.
UNRWA expressed concern in the words of its Media spokesman "Sami Mshasha" about the safety of the Palestinian and the Syrian civilians in the Yarmouk refugee camp, which witnessed violent clashes between Aknaf Bait Al Maqdis Brigades and ISIS brigades after they broke into the camp.
Mr. Mshasha pointed out that there are 3,500 children among the 18,000 residents who live in Yarmouk; they are at risk of death, injury, and displacement after armed groups engaged in heavy fighting there.
For its part, the UNRWA called all parties of the conflict in Syria to respect its obligations to protect civilians and spare them the ongoing conflict there, to end the fighting, and to return to the conditions that will enable employees to provide support and assistance to civilians in Yarmouk.
UNRWA expressed concern in the words of its Media spokesman "Sami Mshasha" about the safety of the Palestinian and the Syrian civilians in the Yarmouk refugee camp, which witnessed violent clashes between Aknaf Bait Al Maqdis Brigades and ISIS brigades after they broke into the camp.
Mr. Mshasha pointed out that there are 3,500 children among the 18,000 residents who live in Yarmouk; they are at risk of death, injury, and displacement after armed groups engaged in heavy fighting there.
