(MENAFN- Gulf Times) UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and Qatar Charity (QC) have announced a Zakat contribution of $1mn as part of QC's campaign during the holy month of Ramadan, supporting internally displaced families in Yemen and refugee families in Jordan and Lebanon. This contribution will support UNHCR's efforts in alleviating the suffering of 1,851 vulnerable internally displaced families in Yemen, 1,961 vulnerable refugee families in Jordan and around 3,250 refugee families in Lebanon.
The displaced families will receive support in the form of urgent cash assistance to help them secure their basic needs, such as shelter, food, medicine and other lifesaving necessities, UNHCR said in a press statement.
'UNHCR is grateful to Qatar Charity for their commitment towards helping some of the most vulnerable displaced families ahead of Ramadan, which comes with additional challenges this year due to the Covid-19-19 pandemic. said Khaled Khalifa, UNHCR representative to the Gulf Co-operation Council countries and senior adviser to the High Commissioner for Refugees for Islamic Philanthropy.
'We are proud of the partnership we have with UNHCR and will continue to work together towards helping the most vulnerable refugees and displaced persons with the much-needed urgent humanitarian assistance, with hopes that it will preserve their dignity and improve their lives during the holy month of Ramadan, added Nawaf al-Hammadi, CEO's assistant for International Operations and
Programs at Qatar Charity.
Yemen remains the world's largest humanitarian crisis, where 20mn people are in dire need of humanitarian assistance, the statement notes. There are more than 4mn displaced Yemenis, of whom 73% are women and children. UNHCR provides life-saving protection and cash assistance to empower vulnerable families and ensure they meet their basic needs in light of the negative socio-economic
impacts of Covid-19.
The Syrian crisis, on the other hand, is the largest refugee crisis in the world after a decade of its eruption with more than 5.5mn refugees worldwide. The vast majority of them live in neighbouring countries, exposed to hardships, increasing levels of poverty (70% of refugees live in poverty) and protections risks such as exploitation, child labour and early marriage etc, especially with the devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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