Syria Crisis – Emergency Assistance for Palestinian Refugees in Syria and Lebanon – UNRWA 2023

February 2023 – The humanitarian situation in Syria has continued to deteriorate due to civil war resulting in displacement severe protection risks and restricted humanitarian access. In Lebanon the worsening socio-economic crisis and the continued devaluation of the Lebanese pound threatens the ability of the majority of its population to meet basic needs. According to the United Nations an estimated 15.3 million people need humanitarian assistance in Syria with over 6 million internally displaced persons. In Lebanon 2.3 million people require humanitarian assistance. With GAC’s support the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) emergency response in Syria and Lebanon contributes to meeting Palestinian refugees’s needs. Project activities include: (1) providing emergency assistance including food healthcare water and protection services to meet the basic needs of approximately 420 000 Palestinian refugees in Syria and 300 000 Palestinian refugees in Lebanon; and (2) supporting up to 49 000 Palestinian refugee children in Syria and up to 39 000 in Lebanon in continuing their school education.

The expected outcome of this project is improved access to emergency assistance to meet the basic needs of Palestinian refugees in Syria and Lebanon including food healthcare water and protection services. The expected ultimate outcome is lives saved suffering alleviated and human dignity maintained in countries experiencing humanitarian crises or acute food insecurity.