Published : 14-02-2020
Representatives of the UN Agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) held a meeting with local development committees in Palestinian refugee camps and communities in Syria in order to discuss the situation of displaced Palestinian families in the war-ravaged country.
The meeting was called for by the General Authority for Palestinian Arab Refugees (GAPAR). Director-general of GAPAR, Ali Mustafa, was in attendance.
Mustafa stressed the need to increase UNRWA aid so as to meet the needs of Palestinian refugees and reiterated Palestinians’ firm rebuff of the US peace plan and any other initiative negating their inalienable right of return or targeting the legitimacy of UNRWA.
Local development committees also urged UNRWA to boost cash and in-kind assistance for Palestinian refugees and enhance education and healthcare services in refugee camps.
Last week, UNRWA said in its 2020 Syria regional crisis emergency appeal that 126,000 Palestine refugees in Syria (PRS) are identified as extremely vulnerable; 89% live in poverty; 91% live in extreme poverty; and 80% rely on UNRWA cash assistance as their main source of income.
UNRWA also said that 55% of PRS do not possess valid legal residency documents; 100% of PRS are in need of winterization assistance; and 86% of PRS households are reported to be in debt.
UNRWA said that the continuous depreciation of the Syrian pound and the deteriorating socio-economic conditions experienced by all civilians in Syria during the last year have increased the hardship faced by Palestine refugees, whose resilience is at breaking point.
The Agency said that in 2020, ensuring sufficient and predictable funding to the UNRWA Syria Regional Crisis Emergency Appeal is crucial to prevent Palestine refugees in Syria from slipping into further misery and despair.
Representatives of the UN Agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) held a meeting with local development committees in Palestinian refugee camps and communities in Syria in order to discuss the situation of displaced Palestinian families in the war-ravaged country.
The meeting was called for by the General Authority for Palestinian Arab Refugees (GAPAR). Director-general of GAPAR, Ali Mustafa, was in attendance.
Mustafa stressed the need to increase UNRWA aid so as to meet the needs of Palestinian refugees and reiterated Palestinians’ firm rebuff of the US peace plan and any other initiative negating their inalienable right of return or targeting the legitimacy of UNRWA.
Local development committees also urged UNRWA to boost cash and in-kind assistance for Palestinian refugees and enhance education and healthcare services in refugee camps.
Last week, UNRWA said in its 2020 Syria regional crisis emergency appeal that 126,000 Palestine refugees in Syria (PRS) are identified as extremely vulnerable; 89% live in poverty; 91% live in extreme poverty; and 80% rely on UNRWA cash assistance as their main source of income.
UNRWA also said that 55% of PRS do not possess valid legal residency documents; 100% of PRS are in need of winterization assistance; and 86% of PRS households are reported to be in debt.
UNRWA said that the continuous depreciation of the Syrian pound and the deteriorating socio-economic conditions experienced by all civilians in Syria during the last year have increased the hardship faced by Palestine refugees, whose resilience is at breaking point.
The Agency said that in 2020, ensuring sufficient and predictable funding to the UNRWA Syria Regional Crisis Emergency Appeal is crucial to prevent Palestine refugees in Syria from slipping into further misery and despair.
