{"id":174102,"date":"2019-01-31T21:20:48","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T21:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&p=174102"},"modified":"2019-02-04T17:08:33","modified_gmt":"2019-02-04T22:08:33","slug":"unrwa-launches-life-saving-emergency-appeal-for-palestine-refugees-affected-by-syria-regional-crisis-press-release","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/unrwa-launches-life-saving-emergency-appeal-for-palestine-refugees-affected-by-syria-regional-crisis-press-release\/","title":{"rendered":"UNRWA Launches Emergency Appeal for Palestine Refugees Affected by Syria Regional Crisis – Press Release"},"content":{"rendered":"
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31 January 2019<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n

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Director of UNRWA Affairs in Lebanon, Claudio Cordone, and Acting Director of UNRWA Affairs in Syria, Michael-Ebye Amanya,
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\n\u00a9 2019 UNRWA Photo by Rabie Akel<\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) today launched its 2019 Syria Regional Crisis Emergency Appeal (Syria Appeal) totaling US$ 276.9 million. Funds raised for by this appeal will provide vital life-saving humanitarian assistance to Palestine refugees in Syria, Jordan and Lebanon who continue to face significant humanitarian and protection needs.<\/p>\n

After eight years of conflict, intense hostilities and violence resulting in deaths and injuries, internal displacement, loss of livelihoods, decreases in the provision of public services, and extensive damage to civilian infrastructure continue to disrupt the lives of civilians and severely undermine coping mechanisms.\u00a0 Of the estimated 438,000 Palestine refugees remaining inside Syria, 60 per cent have been displaced at least once since the start of the conflict and a third have had their homes damaged or destroyed. Over 120,000 Palestinian refugees from Syria (PRS) have fled the country, including over 28,000 currently present in Lebanon and 17,719 in Jordan, where many of them face a precarious and marginalized existence due to their uncertain legal status and limited social protection mechanisms.<\/p>\n

In 2018, UNRWA was confronted with the largest financial deficit in its history, which also affected the funding of the 2018 Syria Appeal and consequently the delivery of humanitarian services to mitigate the consequences of the Syria regional crisis.\u00a0\u00a0 For example, both the frequency and of cash assistance rounds to the most vulnerable Palestine refugees in Syria and Jordan had to be scaled back.<\/p>\n

In the wake of this dramatic budgetary crisis, the UNRWA donors and partners mobilized in a powerful show of solidarity with Palestine refugees and the Agency\u2019s \u201cDignity is Priceless\u201d fundraising campaign which allowed the Agency to nearly close the financial gap by the end of the year and continue its service delivery uninterrupted. \u201cDespite the challenging operating environment, UNRWA will continue to adapt its interventions to meet the vital needs of Palestine refugees who have been affected by the conflict. Palestine refugees remain one of the most vulnerable groups in Syria and across the region and the Agency will continue to provide emergency assistance to help them meet their basic needs,\u201d said Director of UNRWA Operations in Syria Mohammed Abdi Adar.<\/p>\n

Under the Syria Appeal, UNRWA requires US$ 157 million to provide emergency cash assistance, non-food items and food assistance to the more than 484,000 Palestine refugees directly affected by the conflict in the region. The appeal will provide emergency cash assistance to 418,000 Palestine refugees in Syria, 28,800 PRS in Lebanon and 18,500 PRS in Jordan. UNRWA requires a further US$ 83 million to provide life-saving emergency health-care, education, protection and livelihood opportunities for Palestinian refugees affected by the Syrian conflict across the region.<\/p>\n

The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), Pierre Kr\u00e4henb\u00fchl, highlighted the Agency\u2019s unique position in the region and said: \u201cThe Agency\u2019s role as a lifeline for Palestine refugees is one of great responsibility. I will strive to raise the funds required to honour this trust. The world showed its support for Palestine refugees last year. Now it is time to renew that support and stand with the Palestine refugee communities most ravaged by the conflict in Syria.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 2019 UNRWA Syria Regional Crisis Emergency Appeal can be found\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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BACKGROUND INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n

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UNRWA is confronted with an increased demand for services resulting from a growth in the number of registered Palestine refugees, the extent of their vulnerability and their deepening poverty. UNRWA is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions and financial support has been outpaced by the growth in needs. As a result, the UNRWA programme budget, which supports the delivery of core essential services, operates with a large shortfall. UNRWA encourages all Member States to work collectively to exert all possible efforts to fully fund the Agency\u2019s programme budget. UNRWA emergency programmes and key projects, also operating with large shortfalls, are funded through separate funding portals.<\/p>\n

UNRWA is a United Nations agency established by the General Assembly in 1949 and mandated to provide assistance and protection to some 5.4 million Palestine refugees registered with UNRWA across its five fields of operation. Its mission is to help Palestine refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank, including East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip achieve their full human development potential, pending a just and lasting solution to their plight. UNRWA services encompass education, health care, relief and social services, camp infrastructure and improvement, protection and microfinance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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For more information, please contact:<\/p>\n

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Sami Mshasha<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Chief of Communications, Arabic Language Spokesperson<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Huda Samra<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Communications Advisor \u2013 Lebanon (Arabic and Francophone)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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