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UN Secretary‑General António Guterres urges urgent, predictable funding for UNRWA amid rising crisis
Summary
United Nations Secretary‑General António Guterres told the General Assembly that the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, is under “extreme and rising pressure,” detailing casualties among staff and large increases in humanitarian caseloads while urging member states to provide full, predictable funding.
United Nations Secretary‑General António Guterres on the General Assembly floor urged member states to provide urgent, full and predictable funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), saying the agency faces “extreme and rising pressure.”
Guterres said UNRWA before October 2023 provided schooling for “half a million” children and now delivers emergency food and cash assistance for about 2.6 million people and that its primary clinics handle roughly 10.5 million visits per year. “UNRWA is a force for stability in the most unstable region of the world,” he said.
The secretary‑general cited a strategic assessment he commissioned and shared with the General Assembly in July…
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