Situation Overview
A month after the earthquake, the majority of Palestine refugees living in the earthquake-ravaged northern part of Syria are counting the cost of earthquake-related damage, and many of them are awaiting official certification of the status of their properties from the Syrian government's Engineering Syndicate. Palestine refugees’ property damage statistics shows that 562 Palestine refugee homes and 9 UNRWA facilities suffered varying degrees of damage from the earthquake: 13% were severely damaged, 40% partially damaged and 47% had minor damages, mainly cracks. 2.355 refugees (58% women), including 41 people with disabilities, were displaced by the earthquake, while 423 people are currently living in emergency shelters (including 17 people with disabilities). This comes at a time when communities are still suffering the devastating economic and social impact of the Syria crisis, now in its twelfth year, as well as the aftermath of COVID -19 and the 2022 cholera outbreak, reflecting a multi-layered crisis of unimaginable proportions. UNRWA continued its multi-sectoral response to the emergency in northern Syria.
