Representatives of Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and the Arab League met yesterday to debate the challenges dealing with the UN Company for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Quds Press reported.
The assembly was organised by the Jordanian Overseas Ministry’s Division of Refugee Affairs and held in Amman.
Based on Quds Press, the representatives mentioned the challenges dealing with UNRWA and agreed on a unified stance forward of attending the conferences of UNRWA’s subcommittee slated to happen in Amman right this moment and tomorrow.
Head of Palestinian Refugee Division, Rafiq Kharfan, stated: “The UNRWA has been dealing with harmful and unprecedented monetary and political challenges.”
“On the similar time,” he stated, “the UNRWA ignores the demographic development of the refugees, in addition to the rise of their wants and price range, primarily within the gentle of the financial, well being and social repercussions of COVID-19.”
Kharfan additionally careworn on the significance of steady mobilisation of worldwide political assist for renewing UNRWA’s mandate on the finish of this 12 months and translating it into monetary assist.
The representatives mentioned methods of supporting UNRWA and its technique for the subsequent 5 years.
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