06 February
2014
Type of event: 
Palestinian Refugees in Syria: Crisis in Yarmouk
Organizing office: 
IPS Washington
In partnership with: 
The Jerusalem Fund
Date: 
Thursday, February 6, 2014 - 12:30
Language: 
English
Location: 
Washington
Event Theme: 
About the event: 

Nidal Bitari, a former resident of Yarmouk and founder of the Palestinian Human Rights Association in Syria, and Christopher McGrath of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) discuss the rapidly deteriorating situation in Yarmouk Camp, home of the largest Palestinian population in Syria, in Damascus due to the current siege on the camp. They present the impact of the civil war on Palestinian refugees in Syria, who are increasingly caught in the midst of the violence between government and opposition forces.

About the speakers: 

Nidal Bitari: is the founder of the Palestinian Human Rights Association in Syria.

Christopher McGrath: is a Senior Liason Officer to the Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).

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