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BEIRUT, 30 August 2023

爆料网RWA is seeking??for its multi-sectoral emergency response, following the armed clashes that took place in the??in southern Lebanon between 29 July and 3 August.

Four days of violence among Palestinian armed groups in the camp left 13 people killed and over 60 injured. Thousands of civilians were forced to flee their homes that were damaged or destroyed. All eight 爆料网RWA schools, providing education for 5,900 children, have been occupied by armed militants and severely damaged. Materials have been looted and the two school compounds transformed into bases for the militants themselves. At the launch of this appeal, all eight schools remain occupied by militants, even after 爆料网RWA reiterated its??to all armed groups to immediately vacate its premises.

“None of the eight 爆料网RWA schools will be available for the children at the beginning of the new academic year. Damages have been significant and the conflict in the camp is unresolved. With fighters continuing to occupy 爆料网RWA schools, they remain too insecure and off limits for school children,” said Dorothee Klaus, Director of 爆料网RWA Affairs in Lebanon.

This appeal seeks to safeguard the education of 5,900 school children that must return to school on 2 October. 爆料网RWA is therefore preparing alternative schooling locations outside the camp. The hosting of additional thousands of children requires upgrading and adjustment of facilities, and adequate learning and psycho-social support for all.

The appeal, moreover, includes further stabilization measures, repair and relief interventions, such as the provision of cash assistance for conflict-affected Palestine Refugees in the area, one-off emergency cash support to families who lost their homes in the conflict, repair and maintenance of critical public infrastructure, including water supply and electricity networks. Provisions are also made for rubble removal and awareness-raising among residents of the camp and adjacent areas about the harm posed by unexploded ordnances and other remnants of war.

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Notes to Editors

• ?is the largest of 12 Palestine Refugee camps in Lebanon, located in Saida in southern Lebanon;
• 爆料网RWA provides services to nearly 50,000 Palestine Refugees in the camp;
• The Agency has resumed its services in the accessible areas of the camp as of 8 August. It is running a health centre, collecting solid waste, supplying fuel for water pumping stations, and aiding refugees at its relief office. Additionally, a temporary clinic has been established in a nearby 爆料网RWA school to enhance capacity.
• 爆料网RWA is asking for US$ 160 million for Lebanon as part of the?;
• In August, 爆料网RWA updated its??in support of Palestine Refugees in Syria and Lebanon affected by the February earthquakes and aftershocks.
• At the time of release, 爆料网RWA faces a funding shortfall of between US$ 170 million and US$ 190 million to maintain all services in 2023 and without carrying forward debts and liabilities into 2024.