{"id":98597,"date":"2020-08-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-08T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/actionpal.ahmadalkhuleyf.net\/post\/10490\/"},"modified":"2020-08-09T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-08T21:00:00","slug":"10490","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/actionpal.tech\/en\/post\/10490","title":{"rendered":"UN Agency Highlights Needs of Vulnerable Palestine Refugee Families in Wake of Beirut Explosion"},"content":{"rendered":"

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has expressed its concerns over the condition of Palestinian refugee families after the catastrophic explosion in the port of Beirut.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

UNRWA said in a statement that it fears that the aftermath of the blast will hit the vulnerable communities in Lebanon the hardest, sinking people such as Palestine refugees further into despair.<\/span><\/p>\n

The explosion that shook Beirut on 4 August has destroyed most of Lebanon’s grain reservoir when the silos where the grains are stored collapsed along with most of Beirut’s harbor. The harbor is the main commercial entry point to Lebanon, a country that imports most of what its population consumes.<\/span><\/p>\n

The explosion that shook Beirut on 4 August has destroyed most of Lebanon’s grain reservoir when the silos where the grains are stored collapsed along with most of Beirut’s harbor. (Photo via Twitter)<\/span><\/p>\n

This tragic incident is the latest in a series of events that have plunged Lebanon in the most serious existential crisis of its recent history, and comes on the heel of the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic crisis on people’s health and livelihoods.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe entire country is shaken by the scale of the damage, something that we fear will add further hardship on already vulnerable communities,\u201dsaid Claudio Cordone, Director of UNRWA Affairs in Lebanon. \u201cPalestine refugees are already amongst the most vulnerable in the country, many of them largely depending on emergency cash assistance that they receive from the Agency to be able to feed their families.\u201d\u009d<\/span><\/p>\n

UNRWA said that the huge financial and economic challenges that are sweeping across the country have put a large percentage of the population under the poverty line. The lockdown and restrictions caused by COVID-19 stripped vulnerable communities, including Palestine refugees, from the meager access they had to employment opportunities.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While the harbor explosion did not have a major physical impact on Palestine refugee camps and UNRWA installations, the overall effect on the country will most likely affect the vulnerable communities most.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone in Lebanon needs support in the aftermath of this traumatic event, including Palestine refugees, who are in particular need of a lifeline,\u201dsaid Cordone. \u201cThe international aid community must include Palestine refugees in its immediate emergency response, hence the need to ensure that they continue receiving much needed cash assistance so that they can buy food and stay safe.\u201d\u009d\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEvery dollar UNRWA receives in Lebanon will go towards supporting Palestine refugee families. UNRWA will also need financial support to boost the economic recovery and livelihoods for Palestine refugees\u201d\u009d, he added.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

UNRWA said it has made its medical warehouses and logistics available and remains ready to contribute to the overall UN humanitarian effort in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has expressed its concerns over the condition of Palestinian refugee families after the catastrophic explosion in the port of Beirut.\u00c2\u00a0 UNRWA said in a statement that it fears that the aftermath of the blast will hit the vulnerable communities in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":62535,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[151],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-98597","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/actionpal.tech\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98597","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/actionpal.tech\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/actionpal.tech\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/actionpal.tech\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/actionpal.tech\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98597"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/actionpal.tech\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98597\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/actionpal.tech\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/actionpal.tech\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98597"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/actionpal.tech\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98597"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/actionpal.tech\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}