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blind eye to what is going on. The Islamic world has utterly failed to
react.

UNWRA aid teams affiliated to the U.N. managed to finally get
aid to the region a few days ago, yet that was a very limited amount
of assistance. One of the activists in the region says, "Many people are
sick due to starvation in the Yarmouk Refugee Camp. Specialist doctors need
to go in for these people. People in the camp are fighting both hunger and dis-
ease." 1

According to reports published in The Independent newspaper, there
is a humanitarian drama going on in the Yarmouk Camp, even
involving children. The reports state that people in the region block-

aded by regime forces are living on salt water, animal feed and leaves.
One of the victims who spoke to The Independent, Kais Said, said he
had not eaten for three days, and that "people have begun eating grass,
dogs and cats," thus revealing the dimension of the tragedy. 2

Humane living conditions have still not been achieved in the camp.
People are brought down by hunger and disease. According to reports
from various agencies the number of people living in the camp has fallen
3
from 600,000 to 20,000 as of the beginning of 2014. Hundreds of thou-
sands of people have been forced to abandon their homes and flee.

According to other reports in the media, refugees have been forced
by want and hunger to start eating things they would not normally con-
sume. Since there is no fresh water, they drink salt water. They have

had to start burning the furniture in their homes for warmth. This pic-
ture is a disgrace for the whole world. 4
Amnesty International has issued a call to the Syrian government

for humanitarian assistance to be brought in to people living under
blockade in Damascus, including the Yarmouk Camp. A statement by
the organization said that the Syrian government was preventing sup-
plies from being brought in. 5

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