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Conflict Incident Report

March in Ain al-Hilweh against UNRWA cuts

Date of incident: 
January 3, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Palestinian Civilians/Refugees

On 03 Jan 16, the Palestinian People’s Initiative organized a symbolic march through the streets of the Ain al-Hilweh camp in Saida, decrying the diminished level of aid supplied by the UN. The protestors promised escalatory action and plan to hold an open sit-in at the UNRWA headquarters in Beirut. pale
http://dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2016/Jan-04/330051-ain-al-hilw...

Primary category: 
Collective Action [inc. protests, solidarity movements...]
Classification of conflict (primary): 
Policy conflicts
Conflicts associated with political decisions, government or state policies regarding matters of public concern, such as debates concerning law reforms, electoral laws, and protests of the government’s political decisions, among others.
Classification of conflict(secondary):
Conflicts of socio-economic development
Conflicts associated with lack of, or gaps in economic development, opportunities and access to resources.