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Date: 30 Apr 2013 15:00:00 -0400
Subject: PALESTINIAN REFUGEES DISPLACED IN EVER GREATER NUMBERS BY
SYRIAN VIOLENCE, SAYS UN AGENCY
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PALESTINIAN REFUGEES DISPLACED IN EVER GREATER NUMBERS BY SYRIAN
VIOLENCE, SAYS UN AGENCY
New York, Apr 30 2013 3:00PM
Increasing numbers of Palestinian refugees in Syria are being killed,
injured or displaced amid the intensifying violence in the Middle
Eastern country, a United Nations agency warned today as it appealed
to all sides to resolve the conflict through dialogue and political
negotiations.
According to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in
the Near East (UNWRA), an estimated 235,000 Palestinians inside Syria
have been displaced by the two-year conflict, with Palestinian refugee
camps directly affected by the escalating violence.
In a statement released today, UNRWA confirmed the additional
displacement of some 6,000 Palestinians from the Ein El Tal refugee
camp, located 12 kilometres north of Syrian city of Aleppo, after
armed groups overran the camp and declared it a military zone. Mortars
and small arms were reportedly used in the assault, damaging numerous
refugee homes and contributing to dozens of fatalities and injuries.
"Ein El Tal is the latest manifestation of a cycle of catastrophic
violence in which the conduct of all parties has transformed Palestine
refugee camps into theatres of conflict in which heavy weapons are
used, resulting in severe suffering for Palestinian civilians," the
UNRWA <"http://www.unrwa.org/etemplate.php?id=1735">news release
stated.
"UNRWA's response efforts are continuing amidst reports that
significant numbers of the displaced refugees may be trapped without
adequate shelter in rural areas around Aleppo where intense armed
conflict continues to rage," the UN agency continued.
In the wake of this latest incident, UNRWA reported that its Aleppo
office was rolling out "rapid arrangements" to provide food and cash
assistance to those displaced, adding that significant numbers of
refugees from Ein El Tal may be trapped without adequate shelter in
rural areas around Aleppo where intense armed conflict continues to
rage.
As the fighting in Syria enters its second year, the Palestinian
refugee population there has not been spared. Five Palestinian
children were killed in early March when they were caught by incoming
gunfire and shelling. The previous month, 12 Palestinian refugees were
killed by heavy weaponry in the Damascus suburb of Yarmouk; five of
them were members of the same family.
Following that incident, UNRWA cautioned that the Palestinian refugees
were unable to move around safely and faced severe restrictions owing
to escalating threats from shelling and armed clashes, exacerbating
vulnerabilities that existed prior to the Syrian conflict.
According to statistics released by UNRWA earlier this year, most
Palestinian refugees in Syria now rely on the Agency as their sole
means of support. Several UNRWA schools in the country are currently
acting as a last place of refuge for 9,000 people, while tens of
thousands languish under harsh conditions in neighbouring countries.
Moreover, some 20,000 people have fled to the over-crowded refugee
camps of Lebanon.
The UN agency recalled that the events at Ein El Tal mirrored the
"tragic experience" of other Palestinian refugee camps – Dera'a Camp,
Yarmouk in Damascus City and Husseiniyeh, Khan Eshieh, Sbeineh, and
Seida Zaynab Camps in the wider Damascus area – and urged all sides to
the conflict to halt fighting in civilian areas.
"While continuing to respond to humanitarian crises affecting
Palestinians in Syria, UNRWA condemns the conduct of armed conflict in
civilian areas, and the failure of all parties to safeguard the safety
and lives of Syrian and Palestinian civilians," the agency stressed.
"UNRWA urgently appeals to all sides to halt the human suffering
caused by the conflict in Syria, and to resolve their differences
through dialogue and political negotiations."
Apr 30 2013 3:00PM
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