UNRWA appeals for US$ 1.6 billion for health, education and other basic services
The United Nations Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Phillippe Lazzarini, called on the wealthy Gulf countries to provide more assistance to provide health care and education for refugees.
Lazzarini considered that some of those countries do not put their money in the right place when they express their support for the besieged refugees, calling on the diplomats of the major donor countries to help finance the new budget request for UNRWA worth $1.6 billion this year, which is the money that will be allocated first to bridge the deficit of several million dollars.
'For the fourth year in a row, we are ending the year 2022 with a huge deficit of $70 million,' Lazzarini said.
He expressed his regret that the agency no longer has a reliable funding source or the ability to predict the funding it will receive, expressing his fears of increasing tension, unrest, uncertainty and violence in the region 'at a time when the agency is struggling to maintain the survival of its own activities.'
Lazzarini warned that if UNRWA does not receive sufficient funding, 'we may at some point reach a turning point' and face a suspension of activities in 'such a volatile area.'
“Its noteworthy that for more than 70 years, UNRWA has been delivering and responding to the needs of Palestine Refugees against all odds, shouldering a huge responsibility until a just and lasting political solution is found. We cannot and should not be always scrambling to bring in funds to cover our contribution to human rights and stability. I call for a more sustainable model of funding to this critical Agency under which UNRWA has a predictable, long term and regular source of funding. Without it, we will simply not be able to deliver and with that the lives of Palestine Refugees will hang by a thread and millions of people in the region and beyond will be impacted,” says Commissioner-General Lazzarini.
The United Nations Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Phillippe Lazzarini, called on the wealthy Gulf countries to provide more assistance to provide health care and education for refugees.
Lazzarini considered that some of those countries do not put their money in the right place when they express their support for the besieged refugees, calling on the diplomats of the major donor countries to help finance the new budget request for UNRWA worth $1.6 billion this year, which is the money that will be allocated first to bridge the deficit of several million dollars.
'For the fourth year in a row, we are ending the year 2022 with a huge deficit of $70 million,' Lazzarini said.
He expressed his regret that the agency no longer has a reliable funding source or the ability to predict the funding it will receive, expressing his fears of increasing tension, unrest, uncertainty and violence in the region 'at a time when the agency is struggling to maintain the survival of its own activities.'
Lazzarini warned that if UNRWA does not receive sufficient funding, 'we may at some point reach a turning point' and face a suspension of activities in 'such a volatile area.'
“Its noteworthy that for more than 70 years, UNRWA has been delivering and responding to the needs of Palestine Refugees against all odds, shouldering a huge responsibility until a just and lasting political solution is found. We cannot and should not be always scrambling to bring in funds to cover our contribution to human rights and stability. I call for a more sustainable model of funding to this critical Agency under which UNRWA has a predictable, long term and regular source of funding. Without it, we will simply not be able to deliver and with that the lives of Palestine Refugees will hang by a thread and millions of people in the region and beyond will be impacted,” says Commissioner-General Lazzarini.
The United Nations Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Phillippe Lazzarini, called on the wealthy Gulf countries to provide more assistance to provide health care and education for refugees.
Lazzarini considered that some of those countries do not put their money in the right place when they express their support for the besieged refugees, calling on the diplomats of the major donor countries to help finance the new budget request for UNRWA worth $1.6 billion this year, which is the money that will be allocated first to bridge the deficit of several million dollars.
'For the fourth year in a row, we are ending the year 2022 with a huge deficit of $70 million,' Lazzarini said.
He expressed his regret that the agency no longer has a reliable funding source or the ability to predict the funding it will receive, expressing his fears of increasing tension, unrest, uncertainty and violence in the region 'at a time when the agency is struggling to maintain the survival of its own activities.'
Lazzarini warned that if UNRWA does not receive sufficient funding, 'we may at some point reach a turning point' and face a suspension of activities in 'such a volatile area.'
“Its noteworthy that for more than 70 years, UNRWA has been delivering and responding to the needs of Palestine Refugees against all odds, shouldering a huge responsibility until a just and lasting political solution is found. We cannot and should not be always scrambling to bring in funds to cover our contribution to human rights and stability. I call for a more sustainable model of funding to this critical Agency under which UNRWA has a predictable, long term and regular source of funding. Without it, we will simply not be able to deliver and with that the lives of Palestine Refugees will hang by a thread and millions of people in the region and beyond will be impacted,” says Commissioner-General Lazzarini.
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UNRWA appeals for US$ 1.6 billion for health, education and other basic services
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