{"id":288990,"date":"2023-08-30T16:02:55","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T20:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&p=288990"},"modified":"2023-08-30T16:02:55","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T20:02:55","slug":"unrwa-appeals-for-us-15-5-million-to-address-emerging-needs-from-the-conflict-in-the-ein-el-hilweh-refugee","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/unrwa-appeals-for-us-15-5-million-to-address-emerging-needs-from-the-conflict-in-the-ein-el-hilweh-refugee\/","title":{"rendered":"±¬ÁÏÍøRWA Appeals for US$ 15.5 Million to Address Emerging Needs From the Conflict in the Ein El Hilweh Refugee"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Appeal<\/a><\/p>\n

Arabic: \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629<\/a><\/p>\n

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BEIRUT, 30 August 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n

±¬ÁÏÍøRWA is seeking\u00a0US$ 15.5 million<\/a>\u00a0for its multi-sectoral emergency response, following the armed clashes that took place in the\u00a0Ein El Hilweh Palestine Refugee camp<\/a>\u00a0in southern Lebanon between 29 July and 3 August.<\/p>\n

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 ±¬ÁÏÍøRWA 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 ±¬ÁÏÍøRWA reiterated its\u00a0urgent call<\/a>\u00a0to all armed groups to immediately vacate its premises.<\/p>\n

\u201cNone of the eight ±¬ÁÏÍøRWA 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 ±¬ÁÏÍøRWA schools, they remain too insecure and off limits for school children,” said Dorothee Klaus, Director of ±¬ÁÏÍøRWA Affairs in Lebanon.<\/p>\n

This appeal seeks to safeguard the education of 5,900 school children that must return to school on 2 October. ±¬ÁÏÍøRWA 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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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