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Yarmouk: A story of insufferable hardship

18 May 2015

Photos emerging from inside Yarmouk depict a situation of utter deprivation and suffering. Civilians continue to face a daily struggle to survive in the besieged area. Without humanitarian access, the most basic needs of up to 18,000 Palestinian and Syrian civilians, including 3,500 children, continue to be left unmet. While UNRWA has been able to provide assistance to civilians recently displaced from Yarmouk in the adjacent areas of Tadamoun, Yalda, Babila, and Beit Saham, the Agency demands safe and uninterrupted access to provide full humanitarian assistance to the civilians who remain trapped in Yarmouk. 

The destruction compounds the difficulty to survive for those who remain trapped inside. April 2015. © 2015 UNRWA Photo by Rami al SayyedResidents have suffered the brunt of recent fighting in the area. Access to primary health care services is severely constrained. April 2015. © 2015 UNRWA Photo by Rami al SayyedUNRWA has observed that chronic disease patients make up about 30 per cent of patients treated at the temporary health point operating at the edge of Yarmouk during distribution days. April 2015. © 2015 UNRWA Photo by Rami al SayyedThe photographer, Rami al Sayyed, reported that the dead are being buried in people’s yards and gardens. April 2015. © 2015 UNRWA Photo by Rami al SayyedAnother photo by Rami al Sayyed, who reported that the dead are being buried in people’s yards and gardens. April 2015. © 2015 UNRWA Photo by Rami al SayyedPhotographer Rami al Sayyed documents the profound impact of the daily hardship suffered by the most vulnerable people inside Yarmouk, including children and the elderly. April 2015. © 2015 UNRWA Photo by Rami al Sayyed These toddlers were photographed while residents queued outside a charity kitchen in the vicinity of Yarmouk. April 2015. © 2015 UNRWA Photo by Rami al SayyedAccess to water has been a daily struggle since the water mains reportedly stopped functioning in September 2014. April 2015. © 2015 UNRWA Photo by Rami al SayyedResidents fill tanks that they carry on makeshift carts or strollers back to their homes. April 2015. © 2015 UNRWA Photo by Rami al SayyedResidents carry water on strollers back to their homes. April 2015. © 2015 UNRWA Photo by Rami al SayyedThe level of destruction of people’s homes and livelihoods inside Yarmouk is shocking. April 2015. © 2015 UNRWA Photo by Rami al Sayyed The images illustrate the intensity of the sustained fighting in the Yarmouk area. April 2015. © 2015 UNRWA Photo by Rami al Sayyed

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