Published : 25-11-2024
Syria – Action Group
Mr. Ayman Michael Abiy, Director of Operations for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), said that the prolonged conflict in Syria has cast a heavy shadow over the lives of 128,000 Palestinian children, depriving them of their rights, safe childhood, and basic needs.
In a special statement on the occasion of World Children's Day, Abiy emphasized UNRWA's ongoing commitment to protecting the rights of these children and ensuring their future, affirming that "listening to the future means investing in their education, health, and safety."
The UN official indicated that the agency continues its efforts to provide essential services to Palestinian refugee children in Syria, including education, healthcare, and psychological and social support, despite the significant challenges facing the region.
The UNRWA agency had previously confirmed that thousands of Palestinian children were severely affected by the psychological trauma associated with the conflict in Syria, and that the consequences of deteriorating living conditions are significantly reflected in the well-being of thousands of children there. The agency's estimates indicate that 91 percent of Palestinian refugees in Syria live in extreme poverty.
With nearly 60 percent of refugees displaced at least once since the beginning of the crisis, many children live their entire lives without a sense of safety and security. Many of them, after fleeing their homes with their families, have been forced to live in collective shelters, damaged houses, or with relatives in overcrowded accommodations.
For its part, the Action Group for Palestinians in Syria stated that since the beginning of the war in Syria in 2011, Palestinian children have lost their sense of safety as Palestinian camps were subjected to intense and random shelling, which resulted in the deaths of several children, as happened in the camps of Daraa, Yarmouk, Husseiniya, Sayyida Zainab, and Handarat. Many of them were injured, some of which led to permanent disabilities due to the amputation of limbs or severe injuries to the nervous system. According to documented statistics by the Action Group, about 285 Palestinian children have died due to the war in Syria.
Syria – Action Group
Mr. Ayman Michael Abiy, Director of Operations for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), said that the prolonged conflict in Syria has cast a heavy shadow over the lives of 128,000 Palestinian children, depriving them of their rights, safe childhood, and basic needs.
In a special statement on the occasion of World Children's Day, Abiy emphasized UNRWA's ongoing commitment to protecting the rights of these children and ensuring their future, affirming that "listening to the future means investing in their education, health, and safety."
The UN official indicated that the agency continues its efforts to provide essential services to Palestinian refugee children in Syria, including education, healthcare, and psychological and social support, despite the significant challenges facing the region.
The UNRWA agency had previously confirmed that thousands of Palestinian children were severely affected by the psychological trauma associated with the conflict in Syria, and that the consequences of deteriorating living conditions are significantly reflected in the well-being of thousands of children there. The agency's estimates indicate that 91 percent of Palestinian refugees in Syria live in extreme poverty.
With nearly 60 percent of refugees displaced at least once since the beginning of the crisis, many children live their entire lives without a sense of safety and security. Many of them, after fleeing their homes with their families, have been forced to live in collective shelters, damaged houses, or with relatives in overcrowded accommodations.
For its part, the Action Group for Palestinians in Syria stated that since the beginning of the war in Syria in 2011, Palestinian children have lost their sense of safety as Palestinian camps were subjected to intense and random shelling, which resulted in the deaths of several children, as happened in the camps of Daraa, Yarmouk, Husseiniya, Sayyida Zainab, and Handarat. Many of them were injured, some of which led to permanent disabilities due to the amputation of limbs or severe injuries to the nervous system. According to documented statistics by the Action Group, about 285 Palestinian children have died due to the war in Syria.
