{"id":197827,"date":"2015-03-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T17:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=197827"},"modified":"2020-07-22T01:07:57","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T05:07:57","slug":"auto-insert-197827","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-197827\/","title":{"rendered":"Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA Chief on Gaza: “We’re essentially talking about a time bomb” – EP News item\/Non-Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ document"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA chief on Gaza: "We're essentially talking about a time bomb"<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Article – Asylum policy<\/strong> − 03-03-2015 – 15:26<\/p><\/div>\n

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The hostilities in the Middle East also affect the five million Palestine refugees living throughout Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and the Palestinian Territories, with a risk of radicalisation as the region becomes more unstable. Pierre Krähenbühl, the commissioner-general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA), issued the warning when he addressed the EP's foreign affairs committee on 2 March. He also said the EU had a crucial role to play.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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We interviewed Krähenbühl following the meeting to find out his views on the current situation:<\/p><\/div>\n

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How is the continuing conflict in Syria affecting the estimated 480,000 Palestine refugees remaining in the country?<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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We're dealing with one of the most catastrophic conflicts. There were originally around 560,000 Palestine refugees in Syria. Over 60% of them have been displaced; many of them internally in Syria and tens of thousands have fled to neighbouring countries and beyond. 95% of Palestine refugees remaining in Syria are fully dependent on Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA's assistance, while historically they were rather self-sufficient. In Syria you now have another generation of Palestinians undergoing the trauma of lost identity, dispossession and displacement.<\/p><\/div>\n

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What is the situation in Gaza currently like following last summer's conflict?<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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You have a population that has endured years of Israeli-imposed blockade, which has led to massive unemployment and no freedom of movement. Over 45% of Gazans are unemployed, including 65% of young people. We're essentially talking about a time bomb.<\/p><\/div>\n

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When people have no prospect for a future and have gone through a conflict last summer with 1,500 people killed and 3,000 children injured, you have a set of consequences which are devastating for people.<\/p><\/div>\n

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What should be done to help the estimated 1.3 million refugees in Gaza?<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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The donors must live up to the pledges made at the Cairo Conference on Palestine [which took place last October], but we also need political action to address the conflict's underlying causes, in particular the occupation and the blockade itself.<\/p><\/div>\n

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How have the recent crises in the Middle East affected<\/strong> Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA's financial situation?<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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With the conflicts in Gaza and Syria and the ongoing occupation, we have more and more people becoming dependent on Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA. The pressures on our delivery of services are on the rise. As the region becomes more unstable, with risks for radicalisation, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA is one of the reliable and stable actors in the region.<\/p><\/div>\n

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In June 2014 the EU and Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA signed a joint declaration foreseeing an EU contribution of some €246 million up to 2016. What difference do EU contributions make?<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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The EU's support has been absolutely instrumental but we will continue to approach it to see how this can be further reinforced. Europe is a key actor because of its focus on human rights and its concern for human dignity.<\/p><\/div>\n

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In the period 2007-2013, 57% of the regular Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA budget was provided by the EU and its member states<\/i><\/span>.  <\/i><\/span>Find out more about Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA's partnership with the EU here.<\/i><\/a> <\/i><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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For the latest updates on the European Parliament, check out our<\/i><\/span> <\/i><\/span>news page<\/i><\/a>.<\/i><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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REF. : 20150303STO28917<\/p><\/div>\n

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Updated: (03-03-2015 – 18:10<\/p><\/div>\n

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