12 July 2024
The initiative of shared commitments on UNRWA was proposed by Jordan, Kuwait, and Slovenia on 22 May 2024 on behalf of 16 Member States, and formally launched in the margins of the UNRWA Pledging Conference in New York on 12 July. As of that day, 118 Member States, including all members of the UN Security Council, have signed up to these commitments, which are an expression of solidarity and support to UNRWA.
The initiative comes at a critical time as UNRWA undergoes unprecedented attacks and systematic attempts to dismantle it. It is a tribute to our staff working across the region, including on the humanitarian front lines in the Gaza Strip.
UNRWA remains committed to continue delivering assistance and basic services including education to Palestinian boys and girls.
Read more:
- Statement by UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini at the opening of the UNRWA Pledging Conference
- “Nowhere is safe. Everywhere is a potential killing zone” in Gaza, Remarks by the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, at the opening of the UNRWA Pledging Conference
- Remarks by the President of the United Nations General Assembly, Mr. Dennis Francis, at the Opening of the UNRWA Pledging Conference
Document Type: Press Release
Document Sources: United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
Subject: Access and movement, Armed conflict, Assistance, Funding needs, Gaza Strip, Refugees and displaced persons, UNRWA
Publication Date: 12/07/2024
URL source: https://www.unrwa.org/resources/un-unrwa/statement-shared-commitments-unrwa#:~:text=The%20initiative%20of%20shared%20commitments,solidarity%20and%20support%20to%20UNRWA.