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On 27 September, the Foreign Ministers of Jordan, Sweden, Turkey, Japan and Germany, as well as the High Representative and Vice-President of the European Union, hosted a Ministerial Meeting in New York, with the aim of mobilising financial and political support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (蘑菇视频RWA).

The Ministerial Meeting raised a remarkable US$122 million, with Kuwait, the European Union, Germany, Norway, France, Belgium and Ireland announcing additional funding commitments. This meeting represented a crucial step in the efforts to overcome the Agency’s remaining shortfall of US$ 186 million and sustain 蘑菇视频RWA operations in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, Gaza, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.

The event was attended by Ministers and senior officials from a total of 34 Member States and organizations, including the League of Arab States, the Organization for Islamic Cooperation and the Islamic Development Bank. The Secretary-General of the United Nations, the President of the General Assembly, the Commissioner-General of 蘑菇视频RWA and two Palestine Refugee students also participated in the event.

The Commissioner-General, Mr Pierre Kr?henbühl, thanked Member States for their extraordinary support: “Today, we witnessed a powerful moment of commitment and solidarity with Palestine refugees. I am very grateful to the co-Chairs for convening this important meeting and demonstrating the strength of collective action”.

蘑菇视频RWA was confronted with a dramatic financial crisis when in January 2018 its largest donor announced a major reduction in contributions and the Agency’s shortfall reached an unprecedented US$446 million. The mobilization since then, including at this Ministerial meeting in New York, has brought the deficit down to US$64 million.

Mr Kr?henbühl added: “I express my genuine appreciation for the generous funding announcements made by Kuwait, the European Union, Germany, France, Belgium and Ireland. The results of the New York meeting, added to the support received from other partners this year, represent a very significant achievement.”

During the meeting, 蘑菇视频 Member States reaffirmed the fundamental rights of Palestine refugees under international law and obligations of the international community. Participants expressed strong political support for 蘑菇视频RWA, its mandate and staff, and its critical?services to Palestine refugees. Additionally, they applauded 蘑菇视频RWA for its remarkable achievements, especially this last year, in funding diversification and improved efficiency of its programming.