BEIRUT,?
?Following a week-long suspension of services in Ein El Hilweh due to armed clashes, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA has now resumed its operations within the camp. Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA Health Centre II was reopened today and resumed provision of medical care to Palestine Refugee patients. Many children, including newborns, were brought to the centre for treatment and vaccination. Sanitation Labourers have commenced clearing camp streets of piled-up garbage and disinfecting less affected areas. Working in partnership with various stakeholders, the Agency is preparing to conduct assessments and clear remnants of war from the affected zones once these become access
¡°We very much hope that the camp remains calm. I heard today of families unable to leave houses for days under fire and injured upon escape, children crying of fear and women¡¯s hair turning white. Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA will consecutively support clearance of rubble and reinstatement of damaged water networks and electricity lines. A secure environment is necessary for Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA to operate. We are collaborating with partners to prepare clearance of affected camp sites once possible, to ensure the safety of the community and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA staff from remnants of the war,¡± said Dorothee Klaus, Director of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA Affairs in Lebanon, who visited Ein El Hilweh camp today to oversee the situation and the partial reinstatement of the Agency’s operations.
Document Sources: United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA)
Country: Lebanon
Subject: Assistance, Living conditions, Refugee camps, Refugees and displaced persons, Security issues, Situation in Lebanon
Publication Date: 09/08/2023
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