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“Everyone has become poor, but Palestinians have been hardest hit” in Lebanon

We spoke to Sumaiya and Amina to find out how they are coping with soaring healthcare, food and electricity prices in Lebanon, and how MAP have supported them during the cold winter months.

Palestinian refugees’ limited right to work in Lebanon a “step in the right direction”

Palestinian refugees’ limited right to work in Lebanon is a “step in the right direction”, but MAP hopes this leads to a permanent change in policy.

“Life has to go on, but we can never forget the massacre”

MAP spoke to three Palestinian refugees in Shatila camp who shared their stories of a tragedy they will never forget. This is Laila's story.

“On that day, I believe we survived only because God did not want us to die”

MAP spoke to three Palestinian refugees in Shatila camp who shared their stories of a tragedy they will never forget. This is Abbas' story.

“My younger brother and I were the only survivors in the family”

MAP spoke to three Palestinian refugees in Shatila camp who shared their stories of a tragedy they will never forget. This is Nohad's story.

Stories from Shatila camp, 39 years on from a tragedy

Thirty-nine years on from the Sabra and Shatila massacre, MAP spoke to three Palestinian refugees in Shatila camp who shared their stories of a tragedy they will never forget.

Lebanon crisis: Stories from a Palestinian refugee camp

MAP visited Burj el-Barajneh camp in Lebanon to hear how Palestinian refugees have been affected by the crisis, from losing their livelihoods to struggling to afford healthcare.

How overlapping crises are affecting young Palestinian refugees in Lebanon

Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) met with a group of young people from Burj el Barajneh and Mar Elias refugee camps, who volunteer in a MAP-supported peer education project run in partnership with Beit Atfal Assomoud. They spoke to us about the struggles young Palestinians in Lebanon are experiencing and how recent Israeli military violence across the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) has impacted them.

من قلب فلسطين: نظرة لحالة الطوارئ الحالية من الرئيس التنفيذي لجمعية العون الطبي للفلسطينيين.

يصادف اليوم 15 أيار / مايو الذكرى الثالثة والسبعين للنكبة، وهو اليوم الذي يستذكر فيه الفلسطينيون خسارة 78٪ من وطنهم التاريخي وتهجير الأرواح والعائلات والمجتمع.

The heart of Palestine: a personal view of the current emergency from MAP’s Chief Executive

MAP CEO Dr Aimee Shalan places the current emergency in Palestine in the context of the ongoing Nakba.

Our essential food support to vulnerable Palestinian refugees in Lebanon this Ramadan

Hear from Inas about how our food parcels for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon have given her family vital food security this Ramadan.

Helping Palestinian families through Lebanon’s harsh winter

MAP's winter packages are helping vulnerable families endure the harsh winter in Lebanon.