Makeshift camps in Deir ez-Zor suffer from poor services
DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – An official in the Social Affairs Board of Deir ez-Zor, affiliated with the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), said on Sunday that the services provided to IDPs in makeshift camps are “weak”.
In Deir ez-Zor, eastern Syria, there are nine makeshift camps spread out in the western countryside, where IDPs who escaped from Syrian government and opposition-controlled areas reside.
These camps house about 3,500 families, according to statistics obtained by North Press from the Social Affairs Board in Deir ez-Zor.
Muhammad al-Hussein al-Amiri, a member of the board, said that the services provided to the makeshift camps in Deir ez-Zor are weak and do not meet the needs of the IDPs.
He added that the makeshift camps, which extend over a wide area, lack support provided by NGOs, especially in difficult living conditions.
He pointed out that there is a plan to organize the makeshift camps in the coming period, which will contribute to increasing support and resolving disputes between the IDPs and the residents of the area.
Most of these disputes arise when locals demand NGOs to provide them with aid just like IDPs, claiming that they are in greater need of support than the displaced.