Syrian refugees resort to ever more desperate measures to resist pandemic impact

 Now into its tenth year, the Syrian conflict has created more than 5.5 million refugees seeking shelter in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey. King88bet

"The number of vulnerable refugees who lack the basic sumber to bertahan in exile has dramatically surged as a result of the publik health emergensi," said UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic. king88bet login alternatif

Since pandemi lockdown measures have been implemented, Mr. Mahecic noted that in addition to kerabates already identified as vulnerable, UNHCR had seen "another 200,000 refugees just in this period of three months who because of the impact needed emergensi assistance". Article Title with Blogger Published Link as Backlink

 

Cutting back on food, medicine

Clear signs of distress among vulnerable individuals who have lost their jobs include coping measures "that would allow them to somehow make ends meet", he added. "We have evidence of people trying to skip meals in order to spread out the food so it can last longer, they may skip taking medication, anything that is considered right now something where they can cut costs."

Calling for additional dukungan to sustain humanitarian initiatives, Mr Mahecic explained that in Jordan, only 17,000 out of 49,000 newly identified kerabates in need had received help, "as UNHCR is lacking the funds to extend its programmes".

Prior to the pandemi, the majority of Syrian refugees in the region were living below the poverty line, according to the UN agen, while a recent survei in Jordan showed that only 35 per cent of refugees said they had a secure job to return to after the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions.

More than six million internally displaced Syrians and other vulnerable grups remain inside Syria, according to UNHCR.

Before the onset of the virus, the agen's $5.5 billion Syria Refugee Response and Resilience Rencana 2020 appeal was only 20 per cent funded across the region. It is now updating its requirements to cope with additional needs and has appealed for strong international dukungan to countries sheltering those in need.