The Lebanese crisis (economic, security, political and social collapse) has greatly impacted the economic and humanitarian situation in the Palestinian refugee camps which, according to the latest statistics from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Refugees of Palestine in the Near East (UNRWA), about 475,075 and 174,422 refugees according to statistics compiled by the Lebanese Central Statistics Administration in collaboration with the Palestinian Central Statistics Unit in 2017.
According to a study by UNRWA in collaboration with the American University in Beirut on the economic and social situation of Palestinian refugees in the Lebanese camps, 62% of the refugees live in the 12 camps spread over the various Lebanese cities. The same study indicated that two thirds of Palestinians living in Lebanon are poor with an average daily wage of less than $ 2.5, which means that before the breakup of the Lebanese social movement, the job market was almost closed for refugees. .
In recent years, the unemployment rate among Palestinian refugees has reached 65%, which has increased poverty in the camps. In this context, local media have claimed that developments in Lebanon before October 17 have worsened the situation of Palestinian refugees who are victims of severe discrimination in terms of employment.
The same media pointed out that the unemployment rate among the Palestinian refugees in Lebanon reached 56 and 80% because of the Lebanese crisis.
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