08 Apr 2015
“I strongly urge all parties to the conflict to allow immediate and unconditional humanitarian access, and to afford all necessary protections to Palestinian refugees and all affected civilian populations in Syria”, Christos Stylianides. Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, Christos Stylianides said, “The suffering of civilians in Yarmouk camp is reaching intolerable levels. Once again, I strongly urge all parties to the conflict to allow immediate and unconditional humanitarian access, and to afford all necessary protections to Palestinian refugees and all affected civilian populations in Syria”. With the strong fighting in Yarmouk camp, Damascus. Living conditions for 18 000 Palestinians and Syrians who were trapped in the camp without receiving any assistance, became impossible. The European Union has raised its emergency funding to reach 2.5 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) to deliver life-saving assistance for Palestinian refugees and Syrians in the Yarmouk camp. The EU also urges all parties to allow immediate and unconditional humanitarian access to Palestinian refugees and all affected civilian population in Syria.