Collective Action

Palestinians sit-in in front of UNRWA’s headquarters

Residents of the Palestinian camps and gatherings in Beirut, Sidon and Tyre held a sit-in in front of UNRWA headquarters, in response to a call made by the PLO's Refugee Affairs Department and the Popular Committees in Lebanon, calling on the international community for continuous support to the UN Relief and Works Agency.

Date: 
September 27, 2019
Actors/ Mobilising structures: 
Affected group (inc. NIMBY)
Mode of Action: 
Sit-in
Objective: 
Demands for rights/services
Solidarity with minorities (sexual, ethnic, migrants etc)
Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA: 
Access to socio-eco rights
Regional/geopolitical grievances
Spatial characteristics: 
Location on the Lebanese territory
Frequency: 
Episodic
State response: 
N/A

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Village Name: 
Bir Hassan
Local Name: 
Chiah
Caza: