{"id":200107,"date":"2013-08-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T17:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=200107"},"modified":"2019-03-12T17:54:38","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T17:54:38","slug":"auto-insert-200107","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-200107\/","title":{"rendered":"UNRWA condemns the killing of UN staff member in the occupied West Bank – Statement by UNRWA Spokesman Gunness – Press release"},"content":{"rendered":"
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UNRWA Condemns the Killing of UN Staff Member in the Occupied West Bank<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Jerusalem, 26 August 2013<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Statement by Chris Gunness UNRWA Spokesman<\/i><\/span>
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\nUNRWA deeply regrets to confirm that one of its staff members, a 34-year-old father of four, was shot dead by Israeli forces and killed instantly in an operation in Kalandia refugee camp in the occupied West Bank at approximately seven o'clock this morning. Credible reports say that he was on his way to work and was not engaged in any violent activity. He was shot in the chest. Another UNRWA staff member, a sanitation laborer, was shot in the leg during the same operation and is in a stable condition. An UNRWA investigation is ongoing. <\/p>\n

Today’s killing took place during an incursion into Kalandia refugee camp during which three people in total were killed and about twenty injured, some of them seriously. <\/p>\n

UNRWA condemns the killing of its staff member and calls on all sides, at this delicate time, to exercise maximum restraint and to act in accordance with obligations under international law.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Background information<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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UNRWA is a United Nations agency established by the General Assembly in 1949 and is mandated to provide assistance and protection to a population of some five million registered Palestine refugees. Its mission is to help Palestine refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank and the Gaza Strip to achieve their full potential in human development, pending a just solution to their plight. UNRWA’s services encompass education, health care, relief and social services, camp infrastructure and improvement, and microfinance.<\/p>\n

Financial support to UNRWA has not kept pace with an increased demand for services caused by growing numbers of registered refugees, expanding need, and deepening poverty. As a result, the Agency's General Fund (GF), supporting UNRWA’s core activities and 97 per cent reliant on voluntary contributions, has begun each year with a large projected deficit. Currently the deficit stands at US$ 54.3 million.<\/p><\/div>\n

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For more information, please contact :<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Christopher Gunness<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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UNRWA Spokesperson<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mobile: +972 (0)54 240 2659<\/p><\/div>\n

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Office: +972 (0)2 589 0267<\/p><\/div>\n

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Adnan Abu-Hasna<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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UNRWA Media Advisor<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mobile: +972 (0)59 942 8061<\/p><\/div>\n

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Office: +972 (0)8 288 7531<\/p><\/div>\n

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a.abu-hasna@unrwa.org<\/u><\/a> <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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