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‘We are not beggars’: UNRWA cuts off aid to six Palestinian refugee camps in northern Lebanon

Palestinians from Ain al-Helweh refugee camp prepare to move from a shelter in Sidon to a center of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon, September 12, 2023. (Photo: Ali Hashisho/Xinhua via ZUMA Press/APA IMAGES)The United Nations Relief and Works Agency has excluded six Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon from emergency cash assistance, as Israeli attacks and Western donor cuts leave families choosing between food and medicine.

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  • My own experience shows that aid restrictions often impact the most vulnerable families most severely. This specific situation highlights a gap in international support mechanisms.

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