{"id":287782,"date":"2023-06-15T11:14:30","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T15:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&p=287782"},"modified":"2023-06-26T11:15:53","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T15:15:53","slug":"unrwa-press-release15june2023","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/unrwa-press-release15june2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Brussels Conference on Syria: UNRWA Urges Inclusion of Palestine Refugees in the Humanitarian Assistance – Press Release"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Arabic: \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629<\/a><\/p>\n

15 June 2023, BRUSSELS<\/strong><\/p>\n

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Director of Partnerships Karim Amer urged participants at the VII Brussels conference on \u201cSupporting the Future of Syria and the Region\u201d to include Palestine Refugees in their humanitarian assistance.<\/p>\n

After 12 years of conflict, COVID-19, the socio-economic crisis and, most recently, the earthquake, Palestine Refugees in Syria are increasingly vulnerable.<\/p>\n

UNRWA Director of Partnerships Karim Amer said: \u201cUNRWA provides essential services like education, healthcare and psychosocial support – to some 438,000 Palestine Refugees who remain in Syria and 50,000 Palestine Refugees who have fled to Jordan and Lebanon. The majority of them live in dire poverty and rely on the Agency\u2019s cash and in-kind food assistance to meet their basic needs.\u201d<\/p>\n

This year, UNRWA requires US$ 436.7 million to secure emergency humanitarian assistance to Palestine Refugees affected by the conflict in Syria, Lebanon and Jordan through its\u00a0Emergency Appeal<\/a>. The Appeal remains significantly underfunded, with only 16 per cent of required funding received.<\/p>\n

\u201cUNRWA calls for the inclusion of Palestine Refugees in the humanitarian response in Syria and the region to continue our crucial services and avoid any further deterioration in their living conditions. We urgently need to rehabilitate UNRWA schools and health centres for those who return to their camps amidst debris and rubble due to their inability to pay rent outside,\u201d Mr Amer added.<\/p>\n

The devastating earthquake that hit the region in February affected almost 50,000 Palestine Refugees. UNRWA issued a\u00a0flash appeal<\/a>\u00a0outlining requirements for US $ 16.2 million to fund the emergency and early recovery response, with US$ 5 million still required.<\/p>\n

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