Our spokesperson Chris Gunness has the following to say on the situation in Yarmouk Camp
"There was no UNRWA distribution of humanitarian assistance in Yarmouk today, 15 October.
"UNRWA highlights with serious concern the fact that since the end of July this year, there has been a significant decline in the quantity of food and other essential items that the Agency has been able to offer to Yarmouk’s civilians. Only very limited health services have been available to this isolated civilian population. It is acknowledged that in several instances, the distribution of aid in Yarmouk has been interrupted or proved impossible on account of exchanges of gunfire and insecurity. However, these instances do not fully account for the low number of civilians UNRWA is presently enabled to support inside Yarmouk.
"UNRWA is vigorously taking this up with concerned authorities and urging a restoration of the levels of daily authorization, facilitation and support that made it possible for UNRWA to reach over 1,000 civilian families inside Yarmouk on some distribution days earlier this year. UNRWA is also maintaining its efforts with the concerned authorities to restore the supply of clean, pipe-borne water inside Yarmouk.
"To address the grave humanitarian suffering inside Yarmouk, UNRWA is persisting with its demand to all sides for full, safe and sustained humanitarian access to Yarmouk’s civilians."