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Statement of UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini at the opening session of the 155th regular Ministerial Level meetin of the League of Arab States

Statement of UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini at the opening session of the 155th regular Ministerial Level meeting of the League of Arab States

03 March 2021

UNRWA improves safeguards on ensuring adherence of educational materials with UN principles; prepares to launch secure agencywide self-learning platform

14 January 2021
In its more than 700 schools educating more than 500,000 Palestine refugee children across the Middle East, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) curriculum emphasizes the UN values of neutrality, human rights, tolerance...
Statement of the UNRWA Commissioner-General on Occasion of the 2020 International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Statement of the UNRWA Commissioner-General on Occasion of the 2020 International Day of Persons with Disabilities

03 December 2020
To mark the 2020 International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) reaffirms its commitment to promote and to protect the rights and needs of Palestine refugees with disabilities
Statement of the Commissioner-General to the Advisory Commission on UNRWA Virtual meeting

Statement of the Commissioner-General to the Advisory Commission on UNRWA Virtual meeting

23 November 2020
As of today, I do not yet have sufficient funds to pay November salaries. I was compelled last week to secure an additional 20m Dollar CERF loan – the last one according to Emergency Relief Coordinator Marc Lowcock - to help with cash flow and cover part of the November...
Commissioner-General letter to staff on the urgency of UNRWA's financial situation

Commissioner-General letter to staff on the urgency of UNRWA's financial situation

09 November 2020
Dear colleagues, I am writing to share with you an update on the urgency of UNRWA’s financial situation. This year has been an exceptionally difficult year, with the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the subsequent economic and financial downfall and the unpredictable...

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