Displaced Syrian Palestinians brace for winter The United Nations announced on Monday that Syria's government and opposition will on January 22 sit down at the negotiating table for the first time since the country's civil war erupted in 2011. On the ground, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees has begun to distribute blankets and mattresses to help displaced families cope with winter. School facilities in Jaramana Camp, near Damascus, are being used as shelters for Palestinian refugees displaced by violence. Images