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07.05.2023
The EU and its MS express their deep concern about the protracted strike of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA staff in the WB. The strike has devastating consequences for the refugees, not only depriving the children of their right to education but also hindering the delivery of basic health services and waste collection.
In order to avoid a further deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the refugee camps, we call on Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA unions?to end the strike immediately and resume all of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA’s critical services.
As to the ongoing standoff regarding the salary review and any other issues which led to the strike,? we urge all parties to find? constructive solutions in the interest of the refugee community, within the financial constraints under which Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA has to operate for some time now.
We take positive?note of ongoing efforts by the newly?PLO- appointed mediators to facilitate discussions between Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA management and the trade unions.
The EU and its MS remain the largest providers of international assistance to Palestine refugees. Our commitment to ensure Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA’s services to those most in need remains firm, as well as our appreciation for the invaluable work of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA’s staff.
We are committed to engage with Arab countries and other not traditional donors to seek further financial support to the agency; we propose that a third party, agreeable to all, could work on the current Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA staff policy, and we propose a space for the refugee community and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA staff to engage with members in the AdCom discussions.
Document Sources: European Union (EU), United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA)
Subject: Assistance, Education and culture, Funding needs, Health, Living conditions, Refugee camps, Refugees and displaced persons, West Bank
Publication Date: 07/05/2023
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