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Yarmouk and neighbouring areas At Tall Duma Qudsiya Barza

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Yarmouk

Hajar Aswad Yalda Sayyeda Maliha Zeinab Markaz UNRWA RESPONSE TO THE YARMOUK CRISIS

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UNRWA conducted it first humanitarian mission to Yalda since access was suspended on 8th June 2015, in response to Humanitarian operations in the areas a reported typhoid outbreak. Access is restricted to health and adjacent to Yarmouk continue. A mobile dental teams only, plus water purification tablets, with no UNRWA`s last distribution of material dental unit joined these operations, authorisation for distribution of material humanitarian assistance, humanitarian assistance directly to providing dental care to displaced civilians such as food. UNRWA conducted an average of 285 consultations civilians Yalda, Babila and Beit and host communities for the first time day, with up to 16 suspected cases of typhoid treated each day. Saham, initiating a third round of food High summer temperatures continued to affect . With since December, 2012. A second round assistance. Authorisation to provide temperatures in excess of 41°C (105°F), civilians in Yalda, Babila, of food assistance commenced, distributing material assistance in these areas Beit Saham and Yarmouk continue to live without access to to 6000 affected families. Fresh and dry was rescinded the following day. electricity or clean water, with residents forced to rely on food was also delivered to collective shelter dilapidated wells and ground water, greatly increasing the risk of kitchens enabling a daily hot meal for 600 further disease outbreaks. By late September numbers of UNRWA gains access to the areas of individuals for one week. suspected typhoid cases has gradually declined. Yalda, Babila and Beit Saham for the first time. The Agency commences a wide range of humanitarian response operations for displaced civilians from Yarmouk. This includes provision of primary healthcare, food assistance, potable water, bread and household items.

7 June 2015 19 August 2015 May 2015

A sharp escalation in armed conflict means UNRWA has been unable to maintain access to provide humanitarian 13 April 2015 assistance to Yarmouk residents. UNRWA appeals to all armed actors to desist from conducting armed conflict in civilian areas. The Agency further demands secure conditions to deliver life-saving humanitarian assistance ! that enable civilian to be evacuated. ! ! 1 April 2015 ! ! !

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UNRWA`s last distribution of ! humanitarian aid directly to civilians ! ! Tadamoun in Yarmouk. Following the onset of !

violence early April, thousands of !! civilians were displaced to the !

neighbouring areas of Yalda, Loubia st Babila, Tadamoun and Beit Saham.

Many thousands remained trapped Bassa ! ! in Yarmouk, exposed to intensifying 28 March 2015 Beit Saham Tabgha armed conflict and deprivation. ! ! !

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! 30 Street UNRWA Commissioner – General Babila Pierre Krahenbuhl visits Yarmouk and expresses solidarity with 30 Street Palestine refugees. Mr. Krahenbuhl 10 March 2015 received reports from residents of Hajar Aswad widespread deprivation and malnutrition, underlining the extreme suffering endured by this vulnerable community over the past four years of conflict.

2014

Yalda In 2014, UNRWA had access to Yarmouk on only 131 days, averaging 89 boxes per day over the year. To meet the minimum needs of residents, UNRWA must distribute at least 400 food parcels per day.

UNRWA RESPONSE IN YARMOUK 13 APRIL - 24 SEPTEMBER 2015

12,119 120,000 1,000,000 7,500 120 120 100 Litres potable Food parcels water Water purifying tablets Fresh and canned food Mattresses Blankets Hygiene kits

7,830 137 1,740 36,900 240 124 Jars of nutritional Dental consultations Health examinations Vaccinations supplements Bundles of bread Kitchen sets

Date: September 2015 Sources: UNRWA