
UN Palestinian agency turns to Gulf countries to avoid funding crisis
The head of the UN Palestinian refugee agency urged Gulf countries to donate millions to help UNRWA
The head of the UN Palestinian refugee agency on Tuesday urged Gulf countries to donate millions to help UNRWA avoid a funding crisis.
Last year, the agency was hit by a major funding crisis that threatened to affect the opening of schools.
An appeal by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to donors helped resolve the crisis, but the agency still has a funding gap of some $80 million.
“We’d be very appreciative to have countries that have come forward last summer to help, and in particular three Gulf states –- Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Kuwait -– renew their generosity this year,” said Pierre Krahenbul, UNRWA’s commissioner-general.
“If we could have that, we’d be able to avoid another crisis this summer,” he said.
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