{"id":215309,"date":"2019-06-26T15:13:36","date_gmt":"2019-06-26T19:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&p=215309"},"modified":"2019-06-27T15:40:43","modified_gmt":"2019-06-27T19:40:43","slug":"international-community-shows-outstanding-support-to-unrwa-press-release","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/international-community-shows-outstanding-support-to-unrwa-press-release\/","title":{"rendered":"International Community Shows Outstanding Support to UNRWA – Press Release"},"content":{"rendered":"
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26 June 2019<\/span><\/div>\n
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(From left) United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Commissioner-General Pierre Kr\u00e4henb\u00fchl, United Nations Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres and President of the United Nations General Assembly Mar\u00eda Fernanda Espinosa address the 2019 UNRWA Pledging Conference at United Nations Headquarters in New York. 2019 UN Photo by Manuel Elias.<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) received the outstanding support of the representatives of states and institutions at its annual international Pledging Conference held on 25 June in New York. Representatives of states and institutions unanimously commended the Agency\u2019s role in preserving the rights and dignity of Palestine refugees and praised its staff members for their commitment in support of the human development of 5.4 million Palestine refugees in the Near East.<\/p>\n

UNRWA Commissioner-General Pierre Kr\u00e4henb\u00fchl stated, \u201cToday in New York, we witnessed another remarkable mobilization and great generosity in support of UNRWA.\u00a0 I am deeply grateful for the trust of United Nations (UN) member states, for the pledges of more than US$ 110 million, and for the commitment to the dignity and rights of Palestine refugees.\u201d<\/p>\n

UN Secretary-General Mr. Ant\u00f3nio Guterres, the President of the UN General Assembly Ms. Maria Fernanda Espinoza, Commissioner-General\u00a0Kr\u00e4henb\u00fchl\u00a0and numerous member states spoke about the centrality of Agency\u2019s role to the stability and development of the Middle East. Speakers referred to the invaluable contribution of UNRWA to the human development of the Palestine refugee population through education, health care, gender parity, and economic empowerment, in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to leave no one behind.\u00a0 Secretary-General Guterres set the tone by stating that, \u201cGiven what is at stake at the human level, at the political and security level, and at the multilateral level, we must rise to the challenge and empower UNRWA to continue its important and impressive work.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Conference was an opportunity for UNRWA to showcase the impact of its protection and assistance mandate on the lives of millions of Palestine refugees living in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and Gaza. Secretary-General Guterres and Commissioner-General Kr\u00e4henb\u00fchl praised the collective mobilization that had allowed the Agency to face immense financial challenges in 2018, and expressed their confidence that the same spirit of solidarity would allow the continuation of education for 532,000 girls and boys and basic health care through to 8.5 million medical consultations this year.<\/p>\n

The UNRWA Commissioner-General stressed that the Agency\u2019s current financial situation will be particularly challenging for emergency operations in Gaza and Syria and for UNRWA schools across the region. Food for one million refugees in the Gaza Strip, as well as quality education to Palestine refugee children, but also essential cash assistance to over 400,000 people in Syria, will be severely affected if the Agency\u2019s financial requirements for 2019 are not covered.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

BACKGROUND INFORMATION<\/strong><\/div>\n
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UNRWA is confronted with an increased demand for services resulting from a growth in the number of registered Palestine refugees, the extent of their vulnerability and their deepening poverty. UNRWA is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions and financial support has been outpaced by the growth in needs. As a result, the UNRWA programme budget, which supports the delivery of core essential services, operates with a large shortfall. UNRWA encourages all Member States to work collectively to exert all possible efforts to fully fund the Agency\u2019s programme budget. UNRWA emergency programmes and key projects, also operating with large shortfalls, are funded through separate funding portals.<\/p>\n

UNRWA is a United Nations agency established by the General Assembly in 1949 and mandated to provide assistance and protection to some 5.4 million Palestine refugees registered with UNRWA across its five fields of operation. Its mission is to help Palestine refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank, including East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip achieve their full human development potential, pending a just and lasting solution to their plight. UNRWA services encompass education, health care, relief and social services, camp infrastructure and improvement, protection and microfinance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

For more information, please contact:<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Sami Mshasha<\/b><\/div>\n
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Director of Communications, Arabic Language Spokesperson<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Tamara Alrifai<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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UNRWA Spokesperson<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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