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Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ aid workers assess damage in Palestinian camps after Israeli incursions 5 March – Following the departure of Israeli forces from Palestinian refugee camps, the United Nations relief agency in the area has begun assessing the damage to housing and infrastructure. In Balata refugee camp – the largest in the West Bank – technicians from the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA) found that 244 dwellings were partially destroyed during the fighting, and 6 others completely demolished, a Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ spokesman said today. The Agency provided some 26 families in Balata with emergency shelter and delivered food to about 500 families living in the camp. Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA trauma teams are also helping children deal with the conflict. Meanwhile, damage assessment has just begun in the Jenin camp, where Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA expects to start emergency food distribution on Wednesday. |
Document Sources: United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI), United Nations News Service, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA)
Subject: Food, House demolitions, Humanitarian relief, Incursions, Intifadah II, Living conditions, Refugee camps
Publication Date: 05/03/2002