Published : 03-04-2020
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has delivered financial aid to Palestinian refugees from Syria, activists have reported.
Every member of registered families received a sum of 53 Jordanian dinars.
The refugees are now able to withdraw their cash from the Jordan Ahli Bank by April 20, 2020.
The cash aids make part of contributions made by the European Madad Fund and the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
The refugees received instructions to avoid over-crowding and long queues, wear gloves before withdrawing money, keep a safety distance of at least one meter, and to regularly wash their hands and sterilize them with disinfectants.
As the conflict in Syria has entered its ninth year, Palestinian refugees have borne the brunt of its devastating consequences across the region, facing extreme danger in their camps of residence and multiple displacements.
Over recent weeks, displaced PRS in Jordan have urged UNRWA to provide them with much-needed cash and medical assistance in order to be able to combat the deadly pandemic COVID-19.
The number of PRS in Jordan has remained relatively stable for a number of years, with 17,343 PRS recorded with UNRWA as of December 2019. Of these, 349 reside in King Abdullah Park (KAP), facing movement restrictions and a number of protection concerns.
Since the opening of Jabeer-Al Nassib border between Syria and Jordan, in October 2018, UNRWA has registered the return of 624 PRS inpiduals to Syria. As of November 2019, of those returnees, some 227 inpiduals were displaced again to Jordan for a range of reasons, including the unstable security situation in Syria, problems with civil documentation, lack of economic resources and livelihood opportunities, and high levels of destruction of homes and property.
A Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability Assessment conducted by WFP in 2018 indicated that the majority (67 per cent) of PRS were food-insecure or vulnerable to food insecurity. Twelve per cent of PRS female headed households were found to be food insecure compared to seven per cent of male-headed households. Food insecurity was even higher (78 per cent) in PRS households where the head of household was reported to be completely illiterate. Eighty-six per cent of surveyed PRS households were also reported to be in debt.
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has delivered financial aid to Palestinian refugees from Syria, activists have reported.
Every member of registered families received a sum of 53 Jordanian dinars.
The refugees are now able to withdraw their cash from the Jordan Ahli Bank by April 20, 2020.
The cash aids make part of contributions made by the European Madad Fund and the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
The refugees received instructions to avoid over-crowding and long queues, wear gloves before withdrawing money, keep a safety distance of at least one meter, and to regularly wash their hands and sterilize them with disinfectants.
As the conflict in Syria has entered its ninth year, Palestinian refugees have borne the brunt of its devastating consequences across the region, facing extreme danger in their camps of residence and multiple displacements.
Over recent weeks, displaced PRS in Jordan have urged UNRWA to provide them with much-needed cash and medical assistance in order to be able to combat the deadly pandemic COVID-19.
The number of PRS in Jordan has remained relatively stable for a number of years, with 17,343 PRS recorded with UNRWA as of December 2019. Of these, 349 reside in King Abdullah Park (KAP), facing movement restrictions and a number of protection concerns.
Since the opening of Jabeer-Al Nassib border between Syria and Jordan, in October 2018, UNRWA has registered the return of 624 PRS inpiduals to Syria. As of November 2019, of those returnees, some 227 inpiduals were displaced again to Jordan for a range of reasons, including the unstable security situation in Syria, problems with civil documentation, lack of economic resources and livelihood opportunities, and high levels of destruction of homes and property.
A Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability Assessment conducted by WFP in 2018 indicated that the majority (67 per cent) of PRS were food-insecure or vulnerable to food insecurity. Twelve per cent of PRS female headed households were found to be food insecure compared to seven per cent of male-headed households. Food insecurity was even higher (78 per cent) in PRS households where the head of household was reported to be completely illiterate. Eighty-six per cent of surveyed PRS households were also reported to be in debt.
