UNRWA welcome efforts from all parties concerned in returning the calm to the Ein El Hilweh camp following the armed clashes that took place during the past week.
Over the past two days, the Agency had started collecting solid waste from some areas within the camp through a private contractor.
Starting tomorrow ( Monday, 7 August), UNRWA Sanitation Laborers will start their work in the areas least affected by the hostilities. Expansion to other areas will need to be preceded by an assessment and clearing of Unexploded Ordnance.
UNRWA is working to open all of its facilities as soon as possible starting with the Health Centre number 2.
We will keep you updated on any further developments.
UNRWA is the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. The United Nations General Assembly established UNRWA in 1949 with a mandate to provide humanitarian assistance and protection to registered Palestine refugees in the Agency's area of operations pending a just and lasting solution to their plight.
UNRWA operates in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, The Gaza Strip, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.
Tens of thousands of Palestine refugees who lost their homes and livelihoods due to the 1948 conflict continue to be displaced and in need of support, nearly 75 years on.
UNRWA helps Palestine Refugees achieve their full potential in human development through quality services it provides in education, health care, relief and social services, protection, camp infrastructure and improvement, microfinance, and emergency assistance. UNRWA is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions.
