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Nov 13 2024
Highlights from Philippe Lazzarini's address to the UN General Assembly today:
- The risk of the Agency’s collapse threatens the lives and futures of people and communities, the region’s stability, and the integrity of our multilateral system.
- UNRWA is mandated to directly provide basic services, including education for more than half a million boys and girls.
- In Gaza UNRWA has become a casualty of war: at least 243 UNRWA personnel have been killed, others have been detained and report being tortured. More than 2/3 of UNRWA premises have been damaged or destroyed.
- Palestinian armed groups, including Hamas, and Israeli forces have allegedly used UNRWA premises for military purposes. I strongly condemned the use of our premises.
- I continue to call for accountability for the attacks on UN personnel, premises and operations through an independent investigation into these violations.
I have put forward several requests to the General Assembly:
- Safeguard UNRWA and the rights of Palestine Refugees including for basic services.
- The protection of our multilateral system and the UN – of which UNRWA is an integral part.
- Called on Member States to utilize all legal and political tools to uphold the international rules-based order.
Read the full statement here
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