{"id":113717,"date":"2017-09-22T16:32:58","date_gmt":"2017-09-22T16:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&p=113717"},"modified":"2017-09-27T14:57:41","modified_gmt":"2017-09-27T14:57:41","slug":"urgent-steps-needed-to-bridge-palestine-refugee-agencys-funding-shortfall-secretary-general-says-warning-it-may-run-out-of-money-in-weeks","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/urgent-steps-needed-to-bridge-palestine-refugee-agencys-funding-shortfall-secretary-general-says-warning-it-may-run-out-of-money-in-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"Urgent Steps Needed to Bridge Palestine Refugee Agency\u2019s Funding Shortfall, Secretary-General Says, Warning It \u2018May Run Out of Money in Weeks\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres\u2019 video message to the high-level meeting \u201cGiving Hope to Palestine Refugees: New Horizons for Sustainable Funding for UNRWA\u201d, in New York today:<\/p>\n

I thank the Governments of Jordan, Sweden and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation\u00a0(OIC), for bringing participants together at this important meeting.<\/p>\n

We have a responsibility to preserve, through UNRWA\u00a0[Â鶹APP Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East], our humanitarian support to Palestinian refugees.\u00a0 But, the Agency faces repeated financial crises.<\/p>\n

At the General Assembly\u2019s request, a report has been submitted to Member States with proposals on ways to secure funding to enable UNRWA to continue its activities uninterrupted. \u00a0The report reflects the call for sufficient, predictable and sustained funding. \u00a0It identifies new funding mechanisms, particularly through the World Bank and Islamic Development Bank. \u00a0I welcome their participation in this meeting.<\/p>\n

We need urgent steps to bridge UNRWA\u2019s funding shortfall. \u00a0The Agency may run out of money in weeks \u2014 with severe consequences, especially in vital sectors such as health and education.<\/p>\n

My recent visit to Gaza strengthened my conviction that UNRWA\u2019s role is critical.\u00a0 We must live up to our responsibility to preserve a robust UNRWA and assure Palestine refugees of our solidarity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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