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The United Nations held on Friday a pledging conference for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) as an opportunity for Member States to match their political commitment with sufficient and predictable financial contributions. UNIFEED

Announcing the United Arab Emirates’ priorities for its presidency of the Security Council for the month of June, Permanent Representative Lana Zaki Nusseibeh said that her country wants to “underscore how climate change has been, is and will continue to directly impact the Council's ability to carry out its mandate.” UNIFEED

Head of UNRWA, Philippe Lazzarini, told reporters that finding a 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 Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, told the Security Council that “while the ceasefire is holding" between Israel and Palestine, "conflict mitigation efforts must also be met with steps by both sides – supported by the international community – to reset a trajectory out of the cycle of violence.” UNIFEED

Despite the protracted challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, political instability and funding shortfalls, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East has continued to deliver its essential work to provide health care services to Palestine refugees in 2022 across the Agency’s five fields of operation Jordan, Lebanon, the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, Gaza and Syria. UNTV CH

Marking the 75th anniversary of the mass displacement of Palestinians known as the Nakba, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary A. DiCarlo, said, “Palestinians deserve a life of justice and dignity and the realization of their right to self-determination and independence.” UNIFEED

Following the violence in Gaza that resulted in at least 10 civilians killed, the Permanent Observer to the UN of Palestine, Riyad Mansour, said that “it is the duty of the Security Council to condemn these crimes”. UNIFEED

The UN Secretary General, António Guterres, is “very concerned” with the situation in Israel and Palestine and the UN has confirmed that 15 Palestinians have been killed, including 10 civilians, a Spokesperson informed. UNIFEED

Commenting on the “shocking” incidents of violence at the Holy Sites and tensions across the Occupied Palestinian Territory and in Israel, the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, said, “The current trajectory is neither sustainable nor inevitable.” UNIFEED

A UN spokesperson said, “the Secretary-General is shocked and appalled by the images he saw this morning of the violence and beating by Israeli security forces inside the al-Qibli mosque in Jerusalem. At a time of the calendar which is holy to Jews, Christians and Muslims, this should be a time for peace and not violence.” UNIFEED