Conflict Incident Report

Mieh Mieh refugees protest against UNRWA aid cuts

Date of incident:

February 17, 2016

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Palestinian Civilians/Refugees

Residents of a Palestinian refugee camp Tuesday erected a protest tent at its entrance to complain against aid cuts by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency. The state-run National News Agency reported that the refugees of Mieh Mieh erected the tent to pressure UNRWA to reconsider its newly adopted health policies. A banner bearing slogans was hung on the tent, calling on the U.N. agency to assume its responsibilities and “stop humiliating refugees.” Fouad Othman, Sidon’s representative of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, who visited the protest tent and a hunger striker, underlined that the “acts undertaken by the Palestinian people will continue to press UNRWA to back down on its decision.” Palestinian Haitham al-Ghazi went on hunger strike Monday in the camp.

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2016/Feb-17/337680-mieh-mi...

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.

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Conflict Incident Report

Mieh Mieh refugees protest against UNRWA aid cuts