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26.11.2012. Any reduction in the services
offered by UNRWA to Palestinian refugees will be a cause of alarm for their
host countries, Minister of Social Development Wajih Azaizeh said on Monday.
Speaking at the opening of the UNRWA
Advisory Commission meeting, Azaizeh called on donors to “move quickly” and not
wait until the end of the fiscal year, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
The minister pointed out that Jordan hosts the largest number of Palestinian
refugees, but its share of the agency’s budget is “less than what is required”,
expressing concern over this situation. He added that the host countries’
financial situation cannot endure more burdens in this regard, Petra reported.
At the meeting, UNRWA Commissioner General
Filippo Grandi called on the international community and the parties in the
Palestinian-Israeli conflict to “seize the opportunity” provided by the Gaza
ceasefire. He described last week’s Israeli military offensive on Gaza as a
“tragic escalation” and urged all to “address the real problems underlying the
crisis”, according to an UNRWA statement.
