The Commissioner-General of UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East), Philippe Lazzarini, warned on Monday 9 November about his agency’s lack of money.
Without additional international support, amounting to $70 million, the salaries of 28,000 UNRWA employees cannot be paid in November and December.
“W’re running out of cash. [...] I have the impression that Palestinian refugees no longer receive the attention they deserve from the...