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| UNRWA seeks urgent relief funds for Nahr Al Bared refugee camp |
| 2007-06-05 |
| UN Works and Relief Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) launched Monday a Flash Appeal for USD 12.7 million to address urgent needs of thousands of Palestinian refugees displaced by the fighting in and around Nahr Al Bared camp in North Lebanon. According to a UNRWA statement, more than 27,000 Palestinian refugees have so far fled their homes in Nahr Al Bared, most taking refuge in the nearby Beddawi camp. The money, said the statement, will be spent on delivering assistance to the displaced over the coming 90 days. It includes plans for food assistance, non food items and shelter, both immediately in order to relieve the congestion of Beddawi camp and in the short term to ensure suitable temporary shelters and provide minimum and dignified living standards to those in distress. UNRWA figures indicate that the population of Beddawi camp has swollen from 16,000 persons to around 37,000, jeopardizing the lives of inhabitants and stretching the already over-crowded living conditions. The Commissioner General of UNRWA, Karen AbuZayd, said that the situation in the camps was already extremely difficult and now it has deteriorated even further. "This fighting has placed refugees on the front line and I am very concerned about the precarious situation in which they find themselves. Life in Beddawi Camp has become unbearable and I appeal to donors to help us take immediate action," she stressed. |
| Posted by:Seafarious |
| #2 Or Iran |
| Posted by: DMFD 2007-06-05 22:15 |
| #1 Here's an idea. Buy them all bus tickets to Syria. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-06-05 13:36 |