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UNRWA Acting Commissioner-General Christian Saunders addresses the Advisory Commission to UNRWA in Jordan. © 2019 UNRWA photo by Marwan Baghdadi.

Statement of UNRWA Acting Commissioner-General to the Advisory Commission

26 November 2019
On 15 November, Member States in the Special Political and Decolonization Committee of the General Assembly adopted the four annual draft resolutions that relate to UNRWA. The resolution “Assistance to Palestine Refugees” contained our mandate renewal, from the period 1...
Officer in Charge of UNRWA, Mr. Christian Saunders addresses the United Nations Fourth Committee at United Nations Headquarters in New York. © 2019 UN WebTV photo.

STATEMENT OF THE OFFICER-IN-CHARGE UNRWA: SPECIAL POLITICAL AND DECOLONIZATION COMMITTEE

14 November 2019
I am here today to present the report of the Commissioner-General to the General Assembly for 2018 and brief the 4th Committee on the operational and other developments affecting UNRWA, The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. I...
UN Secretary-General Appoints Christian Saunders as the Officer-In-Charge of UNRWA

UN Secretary-General Appoints Christian Saunders as the Officer-In-Charge of UNRWA

06 November 2019
The UN Secretary-General’s office has announced that the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) has completed a part of the ongoing inquiry into UNRWA management-related matters.
© UNRWA photos 2019

CG Statement at Arab League

10 September 2019
The crisis is not over and it is certainly not exclusively financial. It is fundamentally political and concerns the destiny and future of Palestine refugees and one of the key final status issues alongside Jerusalem.

UNRWA operations in support of hope and dignity for Palestine refugees continues

01 August 2019
We are aware of media reports referring to a document submitted to UNHQ and citing allegations against senior UNRWA officials. We are also aware of an ongoing OIOS investigation (UN investigation office at UNHQ in NY), which we understand is still in fact-finding stage

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