cards, following anassessment by UNRWA’s protection team. ATMvia than rather cash, hard in assistance and receive minors separated Unaccompanied programmes. core UNRWA’s to access have to continue PRS All funds. of availability pending housing, for family per cash assistance on the basis of USD 30 per person for food and USD 100 conducted in July 2014. Theof PRS remain majority eligible for UNRWA headcount and assessment vulnerability a following assistance based forhousing.million vulnerability- to1.19 transitioned USD Agency The 43,507 bene!ciaries were credited, totalling USD 1.3 million for food and USD 1.28 million for food and USD 1.18 million for housing. In February, a monthly basis. In January, 43,199 bene!ciaries were credited, totalling issues. of PRS SinceUNRWAFebruary2014, assistanceon tocash PRS distributed has regarding agencies) provider UN and main (NGOs partners and and donors agency coordinating with coordinates actively Agency The PRS. to assistance lead humanitarian the is UNRWA for over 75%ofPRS. income sole the representingassistance UNRWAcash with vulnerable, increasingly becoming are Lebanon in PRS when time a at comes This forthcoming. are donations additional if year the people of 43,500 end the for through shelter and/or food for assistance cash able sustain be to only will UNRWA Lebanon, to In assistance Syria. cash from for refugees Palestine funding in shortfalls severe facing is UNRWA assistancehumanitarian Lebanon in UNRWA with (12,500 families) recorded PRS 44,000 Approximately• crisis the on-going by aected Syria from refugees Palestine needs humanitarian basic UNRWA• Lebanon’s Syria Appeal for 2015 is USD 63.5 million to cover of PRS. with 75% over for income vulnerable, sole the representing increasingly assistance cash UNRWA becoming are Lebanon in PRS that indicate Survey Monitoring UNRWA’s Post-Distribution of Results • coming monthsthe in programme assistance cash its to reductions make to forced operation.of elds all be donations,will WithoutAgency the further in assistance cash for funding in shortfalls severe facing UNRWAis • highlights
lebanon unrwa unrwa response andservicesunrwa to palestinerefugees from (PRS)inlebanon syria in the!nalwinter months of2015. provided USD 50,000 to boost the Agency’s emergency cash assistance recently has Japan of Government The 2014. December in Beqaa the in schools for fuel and cards ATM UNRWA through clothing for wide country-child per 30 USD provided also UNICEF winter. the through from them assistance support to 2014 receivedNovember in cardsATM UNRWA through countrywide ICRC meters 500 over and the Beqaa in PRS all partners, its and e"orts coordination UNRWA Through Programme. Transfer Cash Agency’s the through Lebanon to in UNRWA resources mobilize to working provide critical is winterization assistance for PRS UNRWAwho have recorded with Syria. from Refugees Palestine of vulnerability the underscored has weather winter Harsh up to 50percent ofUNRWA’s monthly food crediting. funds WFP PRS. to food for assistance (WFP) cash provide Programmeto partnered have Food World the and UNRWA 2014, August Since en rvsd y OA ad NW hs en rvdn inputs providing their application to PRS. been for advocating and has proposed criteria the UNRWA of expansion and the regarding MOSA, by revised being into Lebanon. entry displacedSyrians of seeking areThe criteria currently cases vulnerable extremely to applied be to of criteria introduction humanitarian the announced MOSA parallel, In applied. being are a series of new restrictions on the entry of Syrian nationals into Lebanon 5th, the the January country.of Asthe enteringrefugees Syrian of number reduce to steps taken recently has Lebanon of Government The UNRWA few hasidenti!ed successful very renewals ofPRSresidencies.Syrians, for circular similar the of date end the to corresponds which GSO for fear of arrest and/or deportation. Since 31st of December 2014, inconsistently throughout the country. Many PRS did not approach the their regularize to GSO status free of charge for three months, reveals approach that this is being applied could visas expired with PRS that the General Security O$ce (GSO) September circular, which announced of implementation the of monitoring UNRWA in-country. already PRS for status legal uncertain as PRS well as of Lebanon in safety majority for Syria the #eeing to entry of denial the in result to May continue early 2014 in government Lebanese the by imposed restrictions The protection, legalstatus andadvice 01 january - 28 february 2015 -28february 01 january monthly brie!ng | issue 42 education funding 2014-2015 As of February 2015, there are 6,118 regularly attending PRS students The 2015 UNRWA Lebanon appeal, in line with the Lebanon Crisis (2,918 males; 3,200 females) in 60 schools throughout Lebanon. Response Plan for the Syria crisis outlines the needs for USD 63.5 UNRWA remains committed to providing quality education to PRS million to meet the minimum needs of up to 45,000 Palestine refugees and PRL students. The start of this year has seen a number of EU in Lebanon su!ering profound hardship as a result of the on-going and UNICEF funded training courses conducted for PRS teachers crisis in Syria. including on inclusive education, refresher pedagogy courses and English language teaching courses. Recreational and psychosocial This builds on UNRWA’s Syria response e!orts, which have been on- support activities are ongoing and play a crucial role in creating going since the beginning of the crisis. To date, a total of USD 51.2 learning environments wherein PRS students feel psychologically million has been received from generous contributions of donors, and socially secure. In January and February, the Norwegian including the US, EU, Germany, UK and Japan to cover PRS needs for Refugee Council organized recreational activities in seven schools 2014 and 2015 in all sectors. in Beqaa, Saida, and Tyre. Health tutors have also regularly been conducting awareness sessions in schools with PRS students on
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health
Thanks to generous contributions from donors, most recently Japan and the UK, UNRWA is covering the cost of primary health care services for PRS including medical consultations and free medications through its 27 health centres located throughout the country. In January, UNRWA health centres accommodated 19,119 consultations with PRS patients (including repeat visits). The health program is also covering the costs of secondary, and contributing towards, tertiary hospitalization for emergency and life-threatening conditions. Additionally, UNRWA provides "nancial support for Emergency Room Services at Palestine Red Crescent Society hospitals and partially covers these services at UNRWA contracted hospitals. Since April 2013, UNRWA has also supported PRS patients su!ering from critical health conditions through services provided by the Catastrophic Ailment Relief Program (CARE) whichprovides "nancial support to patients with costly medical procedures. In partnership with UNICEF, UNRWA distributed baby kits in January which include essential supplies for newborns to 6,000 PRS at UNRWA health clinics and women’s programme centres.
Contact: [email protected] united nations relief and works agency for palestine refugees in the near east www.unrwa.org
UNRWA is a United Nations agency established by the General Assembly in 1949 and is mandated to provide assistance and protection to a population of some 5 million registered Palestine refugees. Its mission is to help Palestine refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank and the Gaza Strip to achieve their full potential in human development, pending a just solution to their plight. UNRWA’s services encompass education, health care, relief and social services, camp infrastructure and improvement, micro"nance and emergency assistance. UNRWA is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions.