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UNRWA Commissioner-General End of Year Message to UNRWA staff & Palestine refugees
This last year has been difficult for Palestine refugees across the region, with increased challenges to the fulfillment of their basic rights.
Despite this difficult daily reality, UNRWA continues to make a difference in the lives of millions of Palestine refugees.
With more than half a million children continue to be educated every day in over 700 UNRWA schools across the region and some two million Palestine refugees access quality primary health care in UNRWA health centres, #UNRWAworks.
#2022 #2023
published: 23 Dec 2022
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UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini in Rafah - Gaza Strip
#UNRWA Chief Philippe Lazzarini visits Gaza, meeting with Palestine refugees detailing the challenges they face under the 15-yea blockade. Visiting the UNRWA Rafah Warehouse, the Commissioner-General saw first hand the scope of the Agency's food and commodity support to some 1.2 million Palestine refugees in the besieged Strip.
#UNRWAworks
published: 08 Dec 2022
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UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini in Gaza
#UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini visited the Gaza Vocational Training Centre where he met with #PalestineRefugee students training to find jobs in the besieged Gaza Strip. With over 1,860 vocational training students currently enrolled in Gaza, #UNRWAWorks by providing youth with the skills they need to secure employment amid high levels of youth unemployment and economic uncertainty caused by the 15-year-long blockade.
published: 07 Dec 2022
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UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini speaks with DW
UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini, on what perpetuates the dire situation of Palestine refugees. Speaking to DW, he explains how UNRWA is contributing to the human development of Palestine refugees.
#InThisTogether
published: 23 Oct 2020
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Opening session | UNRWA Commissioner General, Philippe Lazzarini speech in the UNRWA Ad-Com
The Advisory Commission (AdCom) of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) focused its biannual meeting in Amman this week on the urgent need to ramp up funding for the Agency amid an increased dependence of Palestine refugees on aid. As the United Nations General Assembly prepares to renew the Agency’s mandate for another three years, it has become crucial to ensure that the resources UNRWA receives match the expectations set in the mandate for a solid contribution to the right of Palestine refugees to a dignified life.
“An increasing number of Palestine refugees feel like they are hanging by a thread,” said UNRWA Commissioner-General Lazzarini. “UNRWA is the most consistent source of support and safety to one of the region’s most underp...
published: 16 Nov 2022
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UNRWA Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl visited Yarmouk
UNRWA Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl visited Yarmouk , the first senior UN official in years to access the camp, which remains an enduring symbol of the Palestine Refugee diaspora, and of the extreme human costs of the devastating conflict in the country. Mr. Krähenbühl said, “The scale of the destruction in Yarmouk compares to very little else that I have seen in many years of humanitarian work in conflict zones”.
published: 04 Jul 2018
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UNRWA Commissioner-General stresses needs of Palestinian refugees
Pierre Krähenbühl, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), spoke to New Europe's Alexandros Koronakis about the 560,000 refugees that were in Syria before the crisis broke out.
"Today, there are over 80,000 Palestine refugees that have fled to neighbouring countries. 60% of the 560,000 refugees are displaced inside the country. There has now been another generation of Palestinians who have lost homes, livelihoods, but also relatives and friends. The shock waves this sends through the Palestinian refugee communities in the region are very significant."
Krähenbühl reiterated the shocking UN studies that at birth today the life expectancy of Syrians has gone from 75 years to 55 years.
With fears that children affe...
published: 31 Mar 2015
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Statement by UNRWA Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl
The level of anxiety and tension has risen again in the Middle-East and all eyes are turned to Jerusalem," UNRWA Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl. "I stand here within the Old City of Jerusalem to assure you - the Palestine Refugees - that UNRWA is more determined than ever to protect your rights and meet your needs. Nothing is more important to me than fulfilling that mission. It is a mandate that reflects the will of the international community and was extended by the United Nations General Assembly a year ago."
Read the complete statement: https://www.unrwa.org/newsroom/official-statements/statement-unrwa-commissioner-general-pierre-kr%C3%A4henb%C3%BChl-0
published: 11 Dec 2017
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Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl on Shelling of UNRWA Shelter in Jabalia
In the early morning of 30 July, a UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) school in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, which sheltered about 3,300 people, was shelled, resulting in multiple deaths and injuries.
Initial UNRWA investigations suggest that it was Israeli artillery that hit the school. In his statement, UNRWA Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl condemned the attack "in the strongest possible terms."
UNRWA investigating teams have visited the site and gathered evidence. They have analysed fragments and examined craters and other damage. UNRWA believes there were at least three impacts. The Agency points out that the people who suffered the attack had been instructed to leave their homes by Israeli authorities.
The precise location of the Jabalia Elementary Girls School and t...
published: 31 Jul 2014
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Briefing on the Palestine Refugee Agency Pledging Conference- UNRWA Commissioner-General
Informal comments to the media by Pierre Krähenbühl, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), on the Pledging Conference for UNRWA.
published: 25 Jun 2019
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UNRWA Commissioner-General End of Year Message to UNRWA staff & Palestine refugees
This last year has been difficult for Palestine refugees across the region, with increased challenges to the fulfillment of their basic rights.
Despite this d...
This last year has been difficult for Palestine refugees across the region, with increased challenges to the fulfillment of their basic rights.
Despite this difficult daily reality, UNRWA continues to make a difference in the lives of millions of Palestine refugees.
With more than half a million children continue to be educated every day in over 700 UNRWA schools across the region and some two million Palestine refugees access quality primary health care in UNRWA health centres, #UNRWAworks.
#2022 #2023
https://wn.com/Unrwa_Commissioner_General_End_Of_Year_Message_To_Unrwa_Staff_Palestine_Refugees
This last year has been difficult for Palestine refugees across the region, with increased challenges to the fulfillment of their basic rights.
Despite this difficult daily reality, UNRWA continues to make a difference in the lives of millions of Palestine refugees.
With more than half a million children continue to be educated every day in over 700 UNRWA schools across the region and some two million Palestine refugees access quality primary health care in UNRWA health centres, #UNRWAworks.
#2022 #2023
- published: 23 Dec 2022
- views: 1689
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UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini in Rafah - Gaza Strip
#UNRWA Chief Philippe Lazzarini visits Gaza, meeting with Palestine refugees detailing the challenges they face under the 15-yea blockade. Visiting the UNRWA Ra...
#UNRWA Chief Philippe Lazzarini visits Gaza, meeting with Palestine refugees detailing the challenges they face under the 15-yea blockade. Visiting the UNRWA Rafah Warehouse, the Commissioner-General saw first hand the scope of the Agency's food and commodity support to some 1.2 million Palestine refugees in the besieged Strip.
#UNRWAworks
https://wn.com/Unrwa_Commissioner_General_Philippe_Lazzarini_In_Rafah_Gaza_Strip
#UNRWA Chief Philippe Lazzarini visits Gaza, meeting with Palestine refugees detailing the challenges they face under the 15-yea blockade. Visiting the UNRWA Rafah Warehouse, the Commissioner-General saw first hand the scope of the Agency's food and commodity support to some 1.2 million Palestine refugees in the besieged Strip.
#UNRWAworks
- published: 08 Dec 2022
- views: 488
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UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini in Gaza
#UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini visited the Gaza Vocational Training Centre where he met with #PalestineRefugee students training to find jobs in...
#UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini visited the Gaza Vocational Training Centre where he met with #PalestineRefugee students training to find jobs in the besieged Gaza Strip. With over 1,860 vocational training students currently enrolled in Gaza, #UNRWAWorks by providing youth with the skills they need to secure employment amid high levels of youth unemployment and economic uncertainty caused by the 15-year-long blockade.
https://wn.com/Unrwa_Commissioner_General_Philippe_Lazzarini_In_Gaza
#UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini visited the Gaza Vocational Training Centre where he met with #PalestineRefugee students training to find jobs in the besieged Gaza Strip. With over 1,860 vocational training students currently enrolled in Gaza, #UNRWAWorks by providing youth with the skills they need to secure employment amid high levels of youth unemployment and economic uncertainty caused by the 15-year-long blockade.
- published: 07 Dec 2022
- views: 186
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UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini speaks with DW
UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini, on what perpetuates the dire situation of Palestine refugees. Speaking to DW, he explains how UNRWA is contributi...
UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini, on what perpetuates the dire situation of Palestine refugees. Speaking to DW, he explains how UNRWA is contributing to the human development of Palestine refugees.
#InThisTogether
https://wn.com/Unrwa_Commissioner_General_Philippe_Lazzarini_Speaks_With_Dw
UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini, on what perpetuates the dire situation of Palestine refugees. Speaking to DW, he explains how UNRWA is contributing to the human development of Palestine refugees.
#InThisTogether
- published: 23 Oct 2020
- views: 900
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Opening session | UNRWA Commissioner General, Philippe Lazzarini speech in the UNRWA Ad-Com
The Advisory Commission (AdCom) of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) focused its biannual meeting in Am...
The Advisory Commission (AdCom) of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) focused its biannual meeting in Amman this week on the urgent need to ramp up funding for the Agency amid an increased dependence of Palestine refugees on aid. As the United Nations General Assembly prepares to renew the Agency’s mandate for another three years, it has become crucial to ensure that the resources UNRWA receives match the expectations set in the mandate for a solid contribution to the right of Palestine refugees to a dignified life.
“An increasing number of Palestine refugees feel like they are hanging by a thread,” said UNRWA Commissioner-General Lazzarini. “UNRWA is the most consistent source of support and safety to one of the region’s most underprivileged communities. While the Agency enjoys strong political support for its critical education, health, social protection and other services, its chronic underfunding makes one wonder how much longer we will continue to function with much less than what we need.”
Over the past months, UNRWA has recorded a sharp increase in overall needs of Palestine refugees amid global financial crises, high inflation, unemployment and poverty rates. As prices of basic commodities including food have skyrocketed, many Palestine refugees have become totally dependent on assistance from UNRWA. They struggle to make ends meet and bring food to the table.
In Gaza, as the 15-year-long blockade continues, more people (or 1.1 million) now rely on food assistance from UNRWA. In 2007, only 800,000 people received food assistance. While rates of education are high, Gaza is home to the highest levels of unemployment among young people in the world. In Lebanon, Palestinians have hit rock bottom, with almost every Palestine refugee now living in poverty. In the occupied West Bank, Palestine refugees have endured the most violent year on record in more than a decade and a half. In Jordan, Palestine refugees are among the most to live the economic repercussions of the COVID-19 while in Syria people are resorting to going back and living in the rubble of their destroyed homes. Many are sleeping in the open because they cannot afford to live anywhere else.
“In today’s almost unlivable circumstances, Palestine refugees have nowhere else to turn to survive, but to UNRWA. The Agency has become their beacon, their last resort, especially in the absence of any political prospects for them. Their access to schools, healthcare and protection from violence and discrimination should not become a luxury. A dignified life is part and parcel of the commitment of the international community towards them through the mandate of UNRWA,” concluded the Commissioner-General.
https://wn.com/Opening_Session_|_Unrwa_Commissioner_General,_Philippe_Lazzarini_Speech_In_The_Unrwa_Ad_Com
The Advisory Commission (AdCom) of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) focused its biannual meeting in Amman this week on the urgent need to ramp up funding for the Agency amid an increased dependence of Palestine refugees on aid. As the United Nations General Assembly prepares to renew the Agency’s mandate for another three years, it has become crucial to ensure that the resources UNRWA receives match the expectations set in the mandate for a solid contribution to the right of Palestine refugees to a dignified life.
“An increasing number of Palestine refugees feel like they are hanging by a thread,” said UNRWA Commissioner-General Lazzarini. “UNRWA is the most consistent source of support and safety to one of the region’s most underprivileged communities. While the Agency enjoys strong political support for its critical education, health, social protection and other services, its chronic underfunding makes one wonder how much longer we will continue to function with much less than what we need.”
Over the past months, UNRWA has recorded a sharp increase in overall needs of Palestine refugees amid global financial crises, high inflation, unemployment and poverty rates. As prices of basic commodities including food have skyrocketed, many Palestine refugees have become totally dependent on assistance from UNRWA. They struggle to make ends meet and bring food to the table.
In Gaza, as the 15-year-long blockade continues, more people (or 1.1 million) now rely on food assistance from UNRWA. In 2007, only 800,000 people received food assistance. While rates of education are high, Gaza is home to the highest levels of unemployment among young people in the world. In Lebanon, Palestinians have hit rock bottom, with almost every Palestine refugee now living in poverty. In the occupied West Bank, Palestine refugees have endured the most violent year on record in more than a decade and a half. In Jordan, Palestine refugees are among the most to live the economic repercussions of the COVID-19 while in Syria people are resorting to going back and living in the rubble of their destroyed homes. Many are sleeping in the open because they cannot afford to live anywhere else.
“In today’s almost unlivable circumstances, Palestine refugees have nowhere else to turn to survive, but to UNRWA. The Agency has become their beacon, their last resort, especially in the absence of any political prospects for them. Their access to schools, healthcare and protection from violence and discrimination should not become a luxury. A dignified life is part and parcel of the commitment of the international community towards them through the mandate of UNRWA,” concluded the Commissioner-General.
- published: 16 Nov 2022
- views: 112
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UNRWA Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl visited Yarmouk
UNRWA Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl visited Yarmouk , the first senior UN official in years to access the camp, which remains an enduring symbol of the...
UNRWA Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl visited Yarmouk , the first senior UN official in years to access the camp, which remains an enduring symbol of the Palestine Refugee diaspora, and of the extreme human costs of the devastating conflict in the country. Mr. Krähenbühl said, “The scale of the destruction in Yarmouk compares to very little else that I have seen in many years of humanitarian work in conflict zones”.
https://wn.com/Unrwa_Commissioner_General_Pierre_Krähenbühl_Visited_Yarmouk
UNRWA Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl visited Yarmouk , the first senior UN official in years to access the camp, which remains an enduring symbol of the Palestine Refugee diaspora, and of the extreme human costs of the devastating conflict in the country. Mr. Krähenbühl said, “The scale of the destruction in Yarmouk compares to very little else that I have seen in many years of humanitarian work in conflict zones”.
- published: 04 Jul 2018
- views: 592
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UNRWA Commissioner-General stresses needs of Palestinian refugees
Pierre Krähenbühl, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), spoke to New Europe's Ale...
Pierre Krähenbühl, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), spoke to New Europe's Alexandros Koronakis about the 560,000 refugees that were in Syria before the crisis broke out.
"Today, there are over 80,000 Palestine refugees that have fled to neighbouring countries. 60% of the 560,000 refugees are displaced inside the country. There has now been another generation of Palestinians who have lost homes, livelihoods, but also relatives and friends. The shock waves this sends through the Palestinian refugee communities in the region are very significant."
Krähenbühl reiterated the shocking UN studies that at birth today the life expectancy of Syrians has gone from 75 years to 55 years.
With fears that children affected by this crisis will have to suffer long-term, Krähenbühl confirmed that the UNRWA is making major efforts to prevent the loss of education for an entire generation.
https://wn.com/Unrwa_Commissioner_General_Stresses_Needs_Of_Palestinian_Refugees
Pierre Krähenbühl, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), spoke to New Europe's Alexandros Koronakis about the 560,000 refugees that were in Syria before the crisis broke out.
"Today, there are over 80,000 Palestine refugees that have fled to neighbouring countries. 60% of the 560,000 refugees are displaced inside the country. There has now been another generation of Palestinians who have lost homes, livelihoods, but also relatives and friends. The shock waves this sends through the Palestinian refugee communities in the region are very significant."
Krähenbühl reiterated the shocking UN studies that at birth today the life expectancy of Syrians has gone from 75 years to 55 years.
With fears that children affected by this crisis will have to suffer long-term, Krähenbühl confirmed that the UNRWA is making major efforts to prevent the loss of education for an entire generation.
- published: 31 Mar 2015
- views: 53
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Statement by UNRWA Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl
The level of anxiety and tension has risen again in the Middle-East and all eyes are turned to Jerusalem," UNRWA Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl. "I stan...
The level of anxiety and tension has risen again in the Middle-East and all eyes are turned to Jerusalem," UNRWA Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl. "I stand here within the Old City of Jerusalem to assure you - the Palestine Refugees - that UNRWA is more determined than ever to protect your rights and meet your needs. Nothing is more important to me than fulfilling that mission. It is a mandate that reflects the will of the international community and was extended by the United Nations General Assembly a year ago."
Read the complete statement: https://www.unrwa.org/newsroom/official-statements/statement-unrwa-commissioner-general-pierre-kr%C3%A4henb%C3%BChl-0
https://wn.com/Statement_By_Unrwa_Commissioner_General_Pierre_Krähenbühl
The level of anxiety and tension has risen again in the Middle-East and all eyes are turned to Jerusalem," UNRWA Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl. "I stand here within the Old City of Jerusalem to assure you - the Palestine Refugees - that UNRWA is more determined than ever to protect your rights and meet your needs. Nothing is more important to me than fulfilling that mission. It is a mandate that reflects the will of the international community and was extended by the United Nations General Assembly a year ago."
Read the complete statement: https://www.unrwa.org/newsroom/official-statements/statement-unrwa-commissioner-general-pierre-kr%C3%A4henb%C3%BChl-0
- published: 11 Dec 2017
- views: 889
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Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl on Shelling of UNRWA Shelter in Jabalia
In the early morning of 30 July, a UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) school in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, which sheltered about 3,300 people, was she...
In the early morning of 30 July, a UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) school in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, which sheltered about 3,300 people, was shelled, resulting in multiple deaths and injuries.
Initial UNRWA investigations suggest that it was Israeli artillery that hit the school. In his statement, UNRWA Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl condemned the attack "in the strongest possible terms."
UNRWA investigating teams have visited the site and gathered evidence. They have analysed fragments and examined craters and other damage. UNRWA believes there were at least three impacts. The Agency points out that the people who suffered the attack had been instructed to leave their homes by Israeli authorities.
The precise location of the Jabalia Elementary Girls School and the fact that it was housing thousands of internally displaced people had been communicated to the Israeli army 17 times to ensure its protection. The last communication was at 8.50 p.m., just hours before the fatal shelling.
This is at least the sixth time an UNRWA emergency shelter was struck. There is widespread fear among the displaced and UNRWA staff about the deteriorating security environment.
Also in Jabalia, on 29 July, a staff member was killed while driving an UNRWA vehicle. Earlier that day, two UNRWA staff members died when an explosive projectile struck a private home in Nuseirat. UNRWA has so far lost eight staff members since beginning of hostilities.
Amid intensified fighting and in anticipation of a flood of new displacements, the Agency has reached a breaking point. UNRWA is now providing shelter to at least 219,657 displaced Palestinian civilians in 86 shelters in all five areas of the Gaza Strip, and the influx continues.
https://wn.com/Commissioner_General_Pierre_Krähenbühl_On_Shelling_Of_Unrwa_Shelter_In_Jabalia
In the early morning of 30 July, a UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) school in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, which sheltered about 3,300 people, was shelled, resulting in multiple deaths and injuries.
Initial UNRWA investigations suggest that it was Israeli artillery that hit the school. In his statement, UNRWA Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl condemned the attack "in the strongest possible terms."
UNRWA investigating teams have visited the site and gathered evidence. They have analysed fragments and examined craters and other damage. UNRWA believes there were at least three impacts. The Agency points out that the people who suffered the attack had been instructed to leave their homes by Israeli authorities.
The precise location of the Jabalia Elementary Girls School and the fact that it was housing thousands of internally displaced people had been communicated to the Israeli army 17 times to ensure its protection. The last communication was at 8.50 p.m., just hours before the fatal shelling.
This is at least the sixth time an UNRWA emergency shelter was struck. There is widespread fear among the displaced and UNRWA staff about the deteriorating security environment.
Also in Jabalia, on 29 July, a staff member was killed while driving an UNRWA vehicle. Earlier that day, two UNRWA staff members died when an explosive projectile struck a private home in Nuseirat. UNRWA has so far lost eight staff members since beginning of hostilities.
Amid intensified fighting and in anticipation of a flood of new displacements, the Agency has reached a breaking point. UNRWA is now providing shelter to at least 219,657 displaced Palestinian civilians in 86 shelters in all five areas of the Gaza Strip, and the influx continues.
- published: 31 Jul 2014
- views: 4435
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Briefing on the Palestine Refugee Agency Pledging Conference- UNRWA Commissioner-General
Informal comments to the media by Pierre Krähenbühl, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), on the P...
Informal comments to the media by Pierre Krähenbühl, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), on the Pledging Conference for UNRWA.
https://wn.com/Briefing_On_The_Palestine_Refugee_Agency_Pledging_Conference_Unrwa_Commissioner_General
Informal comments to the media by Pierre Krähenbühl, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), on the Pledging Conference for UNRWA.
- published: 25 Jun 2019
- views: 711