UN delegation visits Yarmouk camp and promises to offer necessary support for residents’ return
The United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, Imran Riza, visiting the Yarmouk camp in Damascus - December 2020
The United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, Imran Riza, accompanied by a delegation from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), along with the member of the Executive Office of Damascus governorate Samir Jazairli inspected the Yarmouk camp’s conditions, south of the Syrian capital Damascus.
On 7 December, the Action Group for the Palestinians of Syria (AGPS) cited its reporter saying that the visit was designated to stand on the conditions of the Yarmouk camp, mainly the facilities of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in the camp, as some camp’s resi
Enab Baladi
A complex set of conditions, stipulated by the Damascus Provincial Directorate, awaits the Yarmouk refugee camp’s displaced residents, threatening to deny many of them access to their homes.
The Damascus Provincial Directorate on 26 November announced that it will accept only certified documents that prove residents’ ownership of property in the camp. It will thus turn down return applications filed by residents who have copies of the said documents, though these copies were deemed credible proof earlier this year, Shatat Press reported on November 28.
This condition could deprive many families of their right to return home, particularly those who lost their title deeds and other relevant documents over the course of the conflict.