{"id":236429,"date":"2020-06-22T16:00:25","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T20:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&p=236429"},"modified":"2020-06-23T17:24:04","modified_gmt":"2020-06-23T21:24:04","slug":"secretary-general-to-take-part-in-a-virtual-ministerial-conference-on-unrwa-22-june-daily-press-briefing-excerpts","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/secretary-general-to-take-part-in-a-virtual-ministerial-conference-on-unrwa-22-june-daily-press-briefing-excerpts\/","title":{"rendered":"Secretary-General to Take Part in a Virtual Ministerial Conference on Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA – 22 June Daily Press Briefing \u2013 (Excerpts)"},"content":{"rendered":"

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NOON BRIEFING BY\u00a0ST\u00c9PHANE DUJARRIC\u200b,<\/strong>
\nSPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL ANT\u00d3NIO GUTERRES<\/strong>
\nMONDAY, 22 JÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵE 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

\/…<\/p>\n

SECRETARY-GENERAL\/U.N.R.W.A.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tomorrow, the Secretary-General will take part in a virtual ministerial conference on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA), called \u201cA Strong Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA in a Challenging World \u2013 Mobilizing Collective Action.\u201d<\/p>\n

That meeting is being co-chaired by the Foreign Minister of Jordan and the Minister for International Development Cooperation of Sweden.<\/p>\n

The event seeks to help Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA bridge its financial gap for 2020 and to ensure that it receives sufficient, predictable and sustainable resources to continue delivering on its mandate in the coming years.<\/p>\n

The Secretary-General will make brief opening remarks at the press conference immediately after the virtual conference ends.<\/p>\n

\/..<\/p>\n

Questions and Answers<\/u><\/p>\n

\/…<\/p>\n

Question<\/u>:\u00a0 Thank you, St\u00e9phane.\u00a0 Welcome back.\u00a0 I just want to say I sent you an email while you were away.\u00a0 I expect an answer to [inaudible].\u00a0 My question is about when the [inaudible], St\u00e9phane, on Middle East and [inaudible] Palestinian question.\u00a0 It’s a ministerial meeting and debate over the annexation.\u00a0 First, would the SG participate in this important [inaudible]?<\/p>\n

Spokesman<\/u>:\u00a0 I\u2026 I’m not able to confirm it at this point, but I would not be surprised if he did participate, alongside with Mr.\u00a0[Nickolay] Mladenov.<\/p>\n

Question<\/u>:\u00a0 Is there any scheduled meeting between him and the Palestinian Foreign Minister who will be\u2026 delivering the speech on behalf of Palestine?<\/p>\n

Spokesman<\/u>:\u00a0 No\u2026 not that I’m aware, but I can check.<\/p>\n

Correspondent<\/u>:\u00a0 Thank you very much.<\/p>\n

Spokesman<\/u>:\u00a0 You’re very welcome.\u00a0 Ibtisam and then Toby.<\/p>\n

Question<\/u>:\u00a0 Hi, Steph.\u00a0 Welcome back.\u00a0 I have two questions, one also on Palestine.\u00a0 Could you give us more\u2026 a clearer picture which efforts did the Secretary\u2011General undertake to put more pressure on Israelis against the annexation, anything in that direction?<\/p>\n

\/…<\/p>\n

For information media. Not an official record.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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