| UNRWA Syria crisis situation update (Issue 35)
| 22 February 2013
Speaking at a meeting of the Syria Humanitarian Forum held on 19 February in Geneva, Switzerland, UNRWA Commissioner-General Filippo Grandi emphasized the vulnerability of the 500,000-strong Palestinian community in Syria, and called on all donors to honor the pledges they made at last month’s fundraising conference in Kuwait.
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| Supporting Palestinian resilience in Syria: UNRWA's crisis response
| 19 February 2013
In the past two months, Palestine refugees in Syria have increasingly found themselves in danger and pushed from their homes as conflict spreads. Palestinians’ relative safety in Syria has been shattered. |
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| UNRWA Syria crisis situation update (Issue 34)
| 15 February 2013
Armed conflict in Syria continued to escalate this week, resulting in more loss of lives and significant displacement. As the situation continues to deteriorate in Syria, more civilians are unable to meet their basic needs. |
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| UNRWA launches USD 300m appeal for occupied Palestinian territory
| 14 February 2013
UNRWA launched today an emergency appeal of just over USD 300 million to support some of the most disadvantaged Palestinians in the Middle East; those living in the West Bank and Gaza. |
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| Palestinian refugees’ hardships intensify
| 13 February 2013
The war in Syria has compounded what was already an emergency situation for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, UNRWA’s top official in the country said Tuesday. |
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| Palestinians from Syria languish in overcrowded Beirut refugee camp
| 11 February 2013
For tens of thousands of Palestine refugees normally residents in Syria, the conflict in that country has meant not only traumatic violence, but being made a refugee for the second time. |
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| UNRWA Syria crisis situation update (Issue 33)
| 10 February 2013
The situation in Syria has further deteriorated this week, as unabated violence has lead to a rising death toll, significant displacement and immense suffering for Syrians and Palestine refugees. |
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| UNRWA statement on killing of 12 Palestine refugees in Syria
| 10 February 2013
Credible reports indicate that on 7 February, 12 Palestine refugees were killed and many others injured in Yarmouk, a suburb of Damascus. UNRWA repeats its grave concern about this trend. |
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| Displaced themselves, UNRWA Syria medics give emergency care to IDPs
| 31 January 2013
"We don't know what will happen tomorrow": Dr Tibi, UNRWA's health programme head in Syria, discusses the challenges of delivering emergency services to refugees through 23 health centres in the country. |
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| Conditions tough for 20,000+ Palestinians fleeing Syria for Lebanon
| 29 January 2013
Over 20,000 Palestine refugees from Syria have fled to the over-crowded refugee camps of neighbouring Lebanon, and been met with harsh conditions. A lack of funds is hampering UNRWA's ability to help those in need. |
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