Back to Contents situation is further driving an increase in violence against children, intimate partner violence, and violence in the community as interpersonal disputes erupt into shootings.” (Source: UNRWA, “Syria, Jordan and Lebanon Emergency Appeal 2022”, January 2022, p. 16, last accessed 29 November 2022) “The protection situation in Lebanon continued to deteriorate during the reporting period. Key concerns identified through quarterly protection monitoring, work with community groups and organizations and information from UNRWA programmes included: (i) difficulties in accessing services due to high transportation costs, particularly in relation to accessing education; (ii) increased evictions or eviction threats as landlords are requesting rent in US dollars; (iii) increasing exposure to substance abuse, particularly amongst children and youth; (iv) high levels of sexual violence, including against children; (v) child labour, including begging and working on the streets; and (vi) parents economically struggling to support children, including in their commitment to keep children in school.” (Source: UNRWA, “Syria, Lebanon and Jordan, 2022 Emergency Appeal Progress Report for the reporting period 1 January – 30 June 2022”, 3 November 2022, p. 11) “Palestine refugees continued to struggle under the weight of multiple overlapping crises in Lebanon during the reporting period, including a rapidly deteriorating socio-economic and financial situation, exacerbated by the impact of COVID-19 and the repercussions of the 2020 Beirut Port explosion. The cost of basic items soared after government subsidies were gradually lifted on fuel and medicines, leading to extreme fuel shortages and reduced access to medicines. At the same time, the LBP continued to depreciate against the US$, placing basic goods further out of reach for many people. […] The condition of PRS in Lebanon remains of particular concern with data from internal UNRWA monitoring mechanisms indicating that an increased number were unable to cover their basic needs during the course of the year. The Food Security Cluster in Lebanon reported that the food component of the survival minimum expenditure basket recorded an 11 percent increase between July and August 2021, representing a staggering 628 per cent increase since October 2019. [See 2021 3rd Quarter Sector Dashboard, Food Security and Agriculture, Inter Agency Cooperation, Lebanon]. According to UNRWA surveys, the poverty rate reached 87 per cent amongst PRS and 73 per cent amongst PRL in 2021” (Source: UNRWA, “Annual Operational Report 2021” 27 October 2022, p. 99) UNRWA reports that more stateless Palestinians do not reach out for UNRWA’s support services due to struggling to survive day-to-day: “In Lebanon, 1,402 Palestine refugees (1,276 PRL, 126 PRS) benefited from PSS through the Agency’s Protection and Health programming. In addition, the Protection team responded to ongoing requests for legal counselling, particularly from PRS concerned about their residency status in Lebanon and legal assistance was extended to 3,402 refugees. Community-based protection activities involved 1,095 individuals, although it is becoming more difficult to engage Palestine refugees in these activities given their need to focus on day-to-day survival.” (Source: UNRWA, “Syria, Lebanon and Jordan, 2022 Emergency Appeal Progress Report for the reporting period 1 January – 30 June 2022”, 3 November 2022, p. 6) “The impact of underfunding […] In Lebanon, only one round of cash assistance could be disbursed to 61,502 vulnerable PRL […] Environmental health activities and emergency repairs and maintenance of UNRWA installations in Lebanon were also not conducted due to unavailability of funds.” (Source: UNRWA, “Syria, Lebanon and Jordan, 2022 Emergency Appeal Progress Report for the reporting period 1 January – 30 June 2022”, 3 November 2022, p. 7) “Winter assistance […] in Lebanon, UNRWA will be able to assist only 718 PRL and 1,771 PRS families (compared with the planned 16,193 PRL and 8,450 PRS) through the distribution of in-kind fuel assistance (to be provided in early 2022).” (Source: UNRWA, “Annual Operational Report 2021” 27 October 2022, p. 101) 9. Access to labour market, means of basic subsistence 108