Urgent Call to Close Funding Gap as UNRWA Faces Breaking Point
Antonio Guterres said UNRWA has received just 27% of its $3.3 billion funding needs and warned further cuts could push it past the breaking point.
- On Tuesday, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged countries to cover a $100 million funding gap for UNRWA, warning the agency is nearing a "breaking point" after deep cost-cutting and austerity measures.
- Service delivery hours dropped 20% this year as Guterres rejected efforts to undermine the agency through "disinformation, smear campaigns, legislative actions, operational restrictions, diplomatic roadblocks and more."
- UNRWA supports 2.6 million Palestinian refugees across the region, yet most of Gaza's 2.3 million residents remain in shelters facing food insecurity and a dearth of essential services.
- UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric confirmed results of the ad hoc meeting on voluntary contributions will be announced on Wednesday, as officials emphasize that failing to secure support threatens millions of Palestinian refugees.
- General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock reiterated that UNRWA remains vital until a two-State solution creates a Palestinian State, noting the agency's mandate was renewed six months ago with overwhelming member support.
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Pakistan to boost UNRWA funding
Amid UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appeal to countries to cover a $100 million gap in funding for the UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA, Pakistan responded positively, saying it will enhance its financial contribution to the agency this year. "UNRWA's mandate must be preserved, strengthened and adequately resourced," Ambassador Usman Jadoon, deputy permanent representative of Pakistan to the UN, told an UNRWA Pledging Conference. He ca…
UN agency for Palestinian refugees nearing ’breaking point’
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday urged countries to cover a $100 million funding gap for the UN Palestinian refugee agency, UNRWA, saying the body was nearing a breaking point after deep cost-cutting and austerity measures. Guterres told an ad hoc meeting of the General Assembly on voluntary contributions that UNRWA's situation was increasingly precarious given sweeping restrictions throughout the occupied Palestinian territory t…
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