A number of displaced Palestinian refugees from Syria (PRS) held a sit-in inside the office of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in AlBadawi camp, north of Lebanon, calling on UNRWA to live up to its mission regarding PRS.

The refugees urged the Agency to adopt an emergency plan in order to alleviate their suffering in the midst of an extremely deteriorating humanitarian condition.

PRS continue to struggle for survival in the Lebanese territories due to the lack of access to the local labor market and absence of relief assistance.

The Action Group for Palestinians of Syria estimates that some 28,000 Palestinian refugees from Syria have sought shelter in Lebanon, where they have been subjected to dire socio-economic conditions and a precarious legal status as the Lebanese authorities continue to rebuff their appeals for legal visas and access to the local labor market.