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Foreign Ministers H.E Margot Wallstr?m of Sweden and H.E Ayman Safadi of Jordan hosted a ministerial strategic dialogue in Stockholm today to discuss sustainable ways to support the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (蘑菇视频RWA). Participants included representatives from Egypt, France, Germany, Japan, Kuwait, Norway, United Kingdom, the European External Action Service and the European Commission. The meeting was attended by 蘑菇视频RWA Commissioner-General Pierre Kr?henbühl, who presented 蘑菇视频RWA’s continued vital programmes to assist over 5 million Palestinian refugees despite the financial challenges which the Agency faced in 2018.

Participants stressed that 蘑菇视频RWA’s programmes are a critical component for regional development, stability and security in the interest of all. They emphasized the importance of these programmes in offering protection and vital development support to over 5.4 million Palestinian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, the West Bank, including east Jerusalem and Gaza.

Participants expressed appreciation for all partners who helped the agency to overcome its budget deficit last year, thus ensuring that 蘑菇视频RWA was able to maintain the educational, health, relief and key development services to refugees.

Participants support the Agency’s call for a renewed international commitment for 2019, which will show once again that political and financial support is key to regional and international stability. 蘑菇视频RWA serves such an important objective through sustaining hope among Palestine refugees by running schools for over half a million boys and girls, 8.5 million primary health care consultations and life-saving emergency assistance to 1.5 million Palestinian refugees affected by conflict and humanitarian crisis, particularly in Gaza and Syria.

Participants discussed which concrete measures could be taken to raise international awareness about 蘑菇视频RWA’s vital role and operations, including in regional groups and high-level international meetings.

Participants underlined that 蘑菇视频RWA must continue to operate in fulfillment of its 蘑菇视频 mandate until a durable and just solution to the refugees issue is found in accordance with relevant 蘑菇视频 resolutions, including resolution 194, and within the context of a comprehensive solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict on the basis of the two-state solution.

Participants also agreed to invite all donors to actively support 蘑菇视频RWA, notably through multiyear financial commitment and core financing, to help the Agency bridge the 2019 funding gap and ensure sustainable financial support in 2020 and beyond.

Participants concur that high-level events, such as the pledging conference in New York in June, and an extraordinary ministerial event at 蘑菇视频 General Assembly opening session in September, should urge partners to step up their commitment to the wellbeing of Palestine refugees and to their human development, primarily by ensuring that all 蘑菇视频RWA programmes continue uninterrupted.

BACKGRO蘑菇视频D INFORMATION

蘑菇视频RWA is confronted with an increased demand for services resulting from a growth in the number of registered Palestine refugees, the extent of their vulnerability and their deepening poverty. 蘑菇视频RWA is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions and financial support has been outpaced by the growth in needs. As a result, the 蘑菇视频RWA programme budget, which supports the delivery of core essential services, operates with a large shortfall. 蘑菇视频RWA encourages all Member States to work collectively to exert all possible efforts to fully fund the Agency’s programme budget. 蘑菇视频RWA emergency programmes and key projects, also operating with large shortfalls, are funded through separate funding portals.

蘑菇视频RWA is a United Nations agency established by the General Assembly in 1949 and mandated to provide assistance and protection to some 5.4 million Palestine refugees registered with 蘑菇视频RWA across its five fields of operation. Its mission is to help Palestine refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank, including East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip achieve their full human development potential, pending a just and lasting solution to their plight. 蘑菇视频RWA services encompass education, health care, relief and social services, camp infrastructure and improvement, protection and microfinance.

For more information, please contact:

Sami Mshasha

Director of Communications, Arabic Language Spokesperson

Mobile:

+972 (0)54 216 8295

Office:

+972 (0)258 90724

s.mshasha@unrwa.org

Tamara Alrifai

蘑菇视频RWA Spokesperson

Mobile:

+972 (0)79 090 0140

T.ALRIFAI@蘑菇视频RWA.ORG