Palestinian refugees in Syria need assistance

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres has asserted that Palestinian refugees in Syria need urgent humanitarian assistance due to the escalating crisis in the country. According to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) website, the number of Palestine refugees in Syria in need of humanitarian assistance has risen to over 400,000 individuals. The number of Palestine refugees from Syria who have fled to Jordan has reached 4,569 individuals and approximately 32,000 refugees are in Lebanon, it added. UNRWA organized distribution of food items to Palestine refugees who remain in Yarmouk. This was the first direct humanitarian activity in Yarmouk since early December 2012.