?Rome. 15 March, 2015: Powerful political support was expressed for 蘑菇视频RWA, its mandate and critical?services to Palestine refugees at a ministerial conference in Rome today entitled “Preserving Dignity and?Sharing Responsibility: Mobilizing Collective Action for 蘑菇视频RWA”. The conference saw additional pledges to?蘑菇视频RWA of approximately US$ 100 million by numerous donors as part of an international effort to address?the Agency’s funding shortfall, and to sustain its “vital” services in an unstable region.
The meeting was convened by Jordan, Sweden and Egypt as co-chairs. Reflecting global commitment to?蘑菇视频RWA and the Palestine refugees, the conference was attended by senior officials from over seventy?countries, as well as international organisations partnering with 蘑菇视频RWA. Participants included United?Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, and the High Representative of the European Union for?Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini.
The meeting aimed to ensure the collective action of Member States providing sufficient, predictable and?sustained funding to 蘑菇视频RWA, by generating a collective dynamic to build new funding alliances, reaffirm?support for 蘑菇视频RWA’s mandate and overcome the Agency’s unprecedented shortfall of USD 446 million.
Echoing many participants in today’s event, Ayman Safadi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Jordan, told the?conference that Jordan, which plays host to over two million Palestine refugees, believed the case or?bridging 蘑菇视频RWA’s deficit was overwhelming “蘑菇视频RWA needs to deliver vital services to the Palestinian?refugees, and this is an international political, legal, ethical and humanitarian responsibility”.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden, Margot Wallstr?m, urged traditional and non-traditional donors to?come together, given what was at stake. “We have witnessed how 蘑菇视频RWA and its vital humanitarian work?have been jeopardised time and again due to insufficient funding. We have seen how some countries take?great financial responsibility for the organisation while others do not. We are here because this is an?organisation that is a lifeline for millions of Palestinian refugees”.
Sameh Shoukry, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt, told delegates that 蘑菇视频RWA’s emergency and human?development services were vital to the dignity of over five million people. Minister Shoukry stressed on the?necessity of preserving the dignity and the status of the refugees, and called upon all concerned parties to?adhere to international resolutions that aim at solving the refugee problem.
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres paid tribute to 蘑菇视频RWA’s indispensable role. “By?keeping half a million children in school and millions of people healthy and nourished, 蘑菇视频RWA is?contributing to stability in the occupied Palestinian territories, as well as in Jordan and Lebanon — and?has undertaken extraordinary efforts to support Palestinians who have suffered as a result of the tragedy
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 million registered Palestine refugees. Its mission is to help Palestine refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank 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.
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Document Sources: United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (蘑菇视频RWA)
Subject: Assistance, Refugees and displaced persons
Publication Date: 16/03/2018
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