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Statement by Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA spokesperson Chris Gunness
17 January 2011
The Director of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA Operations in Gaza, John Ging, and Barbara Shenstone, Director of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA Operations in the West Bank, are to leave the Agency. John Ging is to take up a senior position in the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in New York and Ms Shenstone is to return to her native Canada. Mr Ging has served Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA for nearly five years, Ms Shenstone for nearly four.
Making the announcement to Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA staff, Commissioner-General Filippo Grandi said: “Barbara and John have made exceptional contributions to Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA’s work under the most difficult circumstances: their commitment to ensuring the quality of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA services has been extraordinary; their advocacy in support of rights has been outstanding – be it amidst heavy bombardment in Gaza during armed conflict or in responding to the abysmal rights abuses in the occupied West Bank. I salute the courage, strength and determination of their innovative leadership. I – and all of us – will miss them both as colleagues and for their extraordinary contributions to Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA and the refugees we serve.”
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For more information please contact:
Christopher Gunness
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA Spokesperson
Orange: +972 (0) 54 240 2659
Jawwal: +972 (0) 588 942 8034
Office: +972 (0) 2 589 0267
Document Sources: United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA)
Subject: Assistance, Refugees and displaced persons
Publication Date: 17/01/2011