{"id":93871,"date":"2020-05-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/actionpal.ahmadalkhuleyf.net\/post\/10095\/"},"modified":"2020-05-13T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T21:00:00","slug":"10095","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/actionpal.tech\/en\/post\/10095","title":{"rendered":"Palestinian Refugees from Syria in Lebanon Urge UNRWA to Transfer Cash Grants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Palestinian refugees in Lebanon have raised concerns over their exacerbated humanitarian situation at a time when the Lebanese government has imposed a four-day extended lockdown starting May 13 as part of the anti-coronavirus fight. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">The refugees appealed to UNRWA to urgently transfer their cash grants. UN data indicates that the majority of Palestinian refugees, particularly those fleeing war-torn Syria (PRS), continue to face dire conditions and high vulnerability in Lebanon. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">According to information collected by UNRWA, more than 80 per cent of PRS indicate that the Agency&#8217;s cash assistance is their main source of income. 95 per cent of PRS are food insecure, while about 89 per cent of PRS live in poverty. 36 to 57 per cent of PRS youth face unemployment.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:16px\">In August and September 2019, UNRWA conducted a verification exercise of\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:16px\">PRS in Lebanon and verified the physical presence of 27,803 PRS in the\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:16px\">country.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:16px\">The number of PRS in Lebanon has been gradually decreasing over the\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:16px\">past two years, and UNRWA estimates that in 2020 the country will continue to\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:16px\">host approximately 27,700 PRS (8,450 families).\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:16px\">UNRWA said PRS&#8217;s vulnerability is further compounded by their precarious\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:16px\">legal status. According to the Agency&#8217;s monitoring data, around 55 percent of\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:16px\">PRS do not possess valid legal residency documents. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:16px\">The lack of a valid legal\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:16px\">status, often coupled with outdated civil registration documents, results in\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:16px\">severely restricted freedom of movement for some PRS in Lebanon due to fear\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:16px\">of arrest, detention and being issued a departure order.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Palestinian refugees in Lebanon have raised concerns over their exacerbated humanitarian situation at a time when the Lebanese government has imposed a four-day extended lockdown starting May 13 as part of the anti-coronavirus fight. The refugees appealed to UNRWA to urgently transfer their cash grants. 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