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On 31 August 2022, Commission-General Philippe Lazzarini briefed Members of the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs about the deteriorating situation of Palestine refugees in the Middle East, including the impact of the Ukraine crisis and the last escalation in Gaza earlier this month. During the exchange of views in Brussels, the Commissioner-General also addressed the critical financial situation of the Agency and thanked the Members of the European Parliament for playing a key role in the fruitful EU-UNRWA partnership.

The Government of Japan today signed a contribution agreement worth JYP 200,000,000 (approximately US$ 1.5 million) with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway, Her Excellency Ms. Anniken Huitfeldt, on Monday paid a visit to a Palestine refugee camp in Jordan with United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) officials.

Over 80 per cent of Palestine refugees in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza live below the poverty line. In Gaza, the escalation of violence earlier this month was a stark reminder that war and violence can erupt anytime in the absence of a genuine and comprehensive effort to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

“I believe in the power of persistence to overcome obstacles,” says young Palestine refugee student Wajeeh Mohammad Ghabayen. An 11-year-old