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The Yarmouk camp, or as the Palestinians call it the “Capital of the Palestinian Diaspora,” used to house 36% of all Palestinian refugees in Syria. Palestinians considered it a symbol of their hopes for return and attachment to Palestine. [Thread] 1/ 
It is located seven kilometers south of Damascus, covering an area of about two square kilometres. Formally it comes under the governorate of Damascus, but since the 1960s it had administrative autonomy run by an independent "local committee." 2/
The area was devastated in a brutal siege by the regime forces and incursion by ISIS. And now it is under threat from the regime’s continuing policy of demographic change implemented through laws that strip displaced people of their property. 3/
Syria's people have suffered 10 devastating years of war. Now they face both spreading hunger & #COVID19.
Oxfam joins international agencies calling for global leaders at this week's #SyriaConf2020 to scale up lifesaving aid urgently.
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Oxfam joins international agencies calling for global leaders at this week's #SyriaConf2020 to scale up lifesaving aid urgently.
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A staggering 9.3 million Syrians are now going to sleep hungry and +2m more are at risk of a similar fate. #Covid19 restrictions, the collapse of the Syrian pound, and the displacement of millions of people are a disastrous combination.
#SyriaConf2020 must step up support now.
#SyriaConf2020 must step up support now.
“Bread has become a luxury we can’t afford."
- Najwa, Rural Damascus, Syria
Faced with war & #coronavirus, unless funding and humanitarian access are increased, many Syrians will be pushed to the brink of starvation.
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#SyriaConf2020
- Najwa, Rural Damascus, Syria
Faced with war & #coronavirus, unless funding and humanitarian access are increased, many Syrians will be pushed to the brink of starvation.
New blog 👉🏾 oxf.am/2Zie1xR
#SyriaConf2020
(THREAD) 1/ In this article for @ForeignPolicy on #Syria, I discuss a complicated but immensely important topic: the weaponization of humanitarian assistance by the Syrian regime. Spoiler: things CAN be fixed. #SyriaConf2020 foreignpolicy.com/2020/06/24/how…
2/ Three paradoxes: i/UN/NGOs do great work assisting millions but accept regime hijacking of aid ii/EU&US provided $30bn of UN aid since 2011 but don't push back on aid diversion iii/UN/NGOs centralize ops in Damascus but don't fix the system & ignore a fragmented huma reality.
3/ i/ The huma response in #Syria is a logistical masterpiece & an ethical conundrum: the UN has set one of the most robust coordination systems but the huma community is paralyzed on diversion, despite multiple reports 👉 @HaidHaid22 @hrw @TheSyriaCmpgn @ScprSyria @annie_sparrow
