UNRWA urged registered Palestinian refugees from Syria in Lebanon to return the undue cash grants which were sent to them by mistake to BankMed.
A few days earlier, transfer of UNRWA cash aid to Palestinian refugees from Syria in Lebanon had been suspended due to over-deposits of allotted sums.
Palestinian refugees from Syria (PRS) in Lebanon are grappling with increased hardship and vulnerability, due to long-term displacement and difficult socio-economic conditions, coupled with the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, said UNRWA in a fact sheet entitled “Syria Regional Crisis Emergency Appeal 2021”.
According to UNRWA, 87% of PRS live in poverty in the Lebanese territories.
Nearly 65% of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon (PRL) live in poverty.
UNRWA’s factsheet indicates that 257,000 Palestinian refugees in Lebanon are in need of UNRWA emergency cash assistance.