Lebanon: UNRWA response and services to Palestine refugees from Syria (PRS) in Lebanon - 01 January - 28 February 2015 | issue 42

Highlights

• UNRWA is facing severe shortfalls in funding for cash assistance in all fields of operation. Without further donations, the Agency will be forced to make reductions to its cash assistance programme in the coming months

• Results of UNRWA’s Post-Distribution Monitoring Survey indicate that PRS in Lebanon are becoming increasingly vulnerable, with UNRWA cash assistance representing the sole income for over 75% of PRS.

• UNRWA Lebanon’s Syria Appeal for 2015 is USD 63.5 million to cover basic humanitarian needs Palestine refugees from Syria affected by the on-going crisis

• Approximately 44,000 PRS recorded with UNRWA in Lebanon (12,500 families)