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UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini told reporters, “finding solution to UNRWA chronic financial problem requires political will to match the support for the mandate with sufficient resources," adding that the problem lays at a discrepancy between what UNRWA is expected to deliver and the resource being made available. UNIFEED

The United Nations’ Secretary-General, António Guterres, urged on Thursday donors and Member States to contribute to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). UNIFEED

Addressing an international ministerial conference on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Secretary-General António Guterres said, “we need to protect UNRWA from being used as a political pawn.” UNIFEED

King Abdullah II of Jordan told the General Assembly General Debate that “the bitter war on Gaza" in 2020, was a reminder that the current Middle East situation "is simply unsustainable." UNIFEED

"I am concerned by the continued tragic loss of life and serious injuries in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,” the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland told the Security Council on Monday, calling on Israel to “fulfills its obligation to protect Palestinian civilians from violence, including by Israeli settlers.” UNIFEED

Lynn Hastings, Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process told the Security Council, “Beyond the human tragedy for both Palestinians and Israelis, and the physical damage of eleven days of fighting, the economic impact of the escalation in May has further exacerbated the existing humanitarian crisis and severely weakened Gaza’s economy.” UNIFEED

A UN Spokesperson told reporters in New York that "the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, better known as UNRWA, is launching a $164 million humanitarian and early recovery appeal following the hostilities in Gaza in May.” UNIFEED

UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland said the recent events have “made clear once again the costs of perpetual conflict and lost hope” adding that the international community's approach to Gaza and the conflict as a whole “cannot be business as usual, and we cannot afford to repeat the mistakes of the past.” UNIFEED

United Nations announced today it has allocated USD 4.5 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund towards the rising humanitarian needs in Gaza, in addition to the USD 14.1 million announced earlier this week for the Occupied Palestinian Territory. UNIFEED / UNRWA

Israeli air raids on Gaza severely damaged health, education, water and energy facilities and left a “terrified and traumatized” population, said humanitarian aid agencies. UNTV CH