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Conflict Incident Report

Palestinians protest water cuts in south Lebanon camp

Date of incident: 
October 20, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Palestinian Civilians/Refugees

Palestinian refugees living in the southern Lebanese camp of Ain al-Hilweh held a demonstration early Thursday against water cuts and the deterioration of the quality of services provided by the UNRWA.

The state-run National News Agency said the residents from the Barkasat neighborhood closed off the main entrance to Al-Fowkani Street and shut down schools, clinics and a landfill inside the camp.

They called on UNRWA to fulfill its responsibilities by improving their dire living conditions.

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.