The suffering of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon continues to escalate amid the economic and living crisis exacerbated by the aftermath of the recent war, alongside international pressures on UNRWA through funding cuts or freezes, which have negatively affected the level of basic services provided in various camps.
In the absence of civil, social, and economic rights, and amid high rates of poverty and unemployment, refugees live in overcrowded camps with dilapidated homes at risk of collapse, suffering from fragile infrastructure and a scarcity of job opportunities and healthcare.
In this context, the Palestinian Association for Human Rights (Witness) conducted a field visit to the Al-Baddawi and Nahr al-Bared camps in northern Lebanon, where it met with several active parties and popular committees to monitor the main challenges facing the refugees and explore ways to alleviate the consequences of this difficult reality.