{"id":236429,"date":"2020-06-22T16:00:25","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T20:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&p=236429"},"modified":"2020-06-23T17:24:04","modified_gmt":"2020-06-23T21:24:04","slug":"secretary-general-to-take-part-in-a-virtual-ministerial-conference-on-unrwa-22-june-daily-press-briefing-excerpts","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/secretary-general-to-take-part-in-a-virtual-ministerial-conference-on-unrwa-22-june-daily-press-briefing-excerpts\/","title":{"rendered":"Secretary-General to Take Part in a Virtual Ministerial Conference on UNRWA – 22 June Daily Press Briefing \u2013 (Excerpts)"},"content":{"rendered":"

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NOON BRIEFING BY\u00a0ST\u00c9PHANE DUJARRIC\u200b,<\/strong>
\nSPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL ANT\u00d3NIO GUTERRES<\/strong>
\nMONDAY, 22 JUNE 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

\/…<\/p>\n

SECRETARY-GENERAL\/U.N.R.W.A.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tomorrow, the Secretary-General will take part in a virtual ministerial conference on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), called \u201cA Strong UNRWA in a Challenging World \u2013 Mobilizing Collective Action.\u201d<\/p>\n

That meeting is being co-chaired by the Foreign Minister of Jordan and the Minister for International Development Cooperation of Sweden.<\/p>\n

The event seeks to help UNRWA bridge its financial gap for 2020 and to ensure that it receives sufficient, predictable and sustainable resources to continue delivering on its mandate in the coming years.<\/p>\n

The Secretary-General will make brief opening remarks at the press conference immediately after the virtual conference ends.<\/p>\n

\/..<\/p>\n

Questions and Answers<\/u><\/p>\n

\/…<\/p>\n

Question<\/u>:\u00a0 Thank you, St\u00e9phane.\u00a0 Welcome back.\u00a0 I just want to say I sent you an email while you were away.\u00a0 I expect an answer to [inaudible].\u00a0 My question is about when the [inaudible], St\u00e9phane, on Middle East and [inaudible] Palestinian question.\u00a0 It’s a ministerial meeting and debate over the annexation.\u00a0 First, would the SG participate in this important [inaudible]?<\/p>\n

Spokesman<\/u>:\u00a0 I\u2026 I’m not able to confirm it at this point, but I would not be surprised if he did participate, alongside with Mr.\u00a0[Nickolay] Mladenov.<\/p>\n

Question<\/u>:\u00a0 Is there any scheduled meeting between him and the Palestinian Foreign Minister who will be\u2026 delivering the speech on behalf of Palestine?<\/p>\n

Spokesman<\/u>:\u00a0 No\u2026 not that I’m aware, but I can check.<\/p>\n

Correspondent<\/u>:\u00a0 Thank you very much.<\/p>\n

Spokesman<\/u>:\u00a0 You’re very welcome.\u00a0 Ibtisam and then Toby.<\/p>\n

Question<\/u>:\u00a0 Hi, Steph.\u00a0 Welcome back.\u00a0 I have two questions, one also on Palestine.\u00a0 Could you give us more\u2026 a clearer picture which efforts did the Secretary\u2011General undertake to put more pressure on Israelis against the annexation, anything in that direction?<\/p>\n

\/…<\/p>\n

For information media. Not an official record.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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