US Senator Murphy visits training centre run by UNRWA in Amman

US Senator Murphy visits training centre run by UNRWA in Amman

Ammon News - US Senator from Connecticut Chris Murphy paid a visit to the Wadi Seer Training Centre run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Amman.

Senator Murphy received an on-site briefing about the situation of Palestine refugees in Jordan, the response of UNRWA during the COVID-19 pandemic and the way the agency runs its vocational training programmes, according to a statement from the UN agency.

He was accompanied by US Ambassador to Jordan Henry T. Wooster, UNRWA Commissioner General Philippe Lazzarini and Director of UNRWA Affairs in Jordan Marta Lorenzo, in addition to a group from the US embassy and UNRWA staff.

During the tour inside the campus, the delegation was introduced to different workshops including: Maintenance of mobile phone devices, general electrical installation, carpentry and furniture making and auto mechanics.

The Wadi Seer Training Centre was founded in 1962 and offers skills to some 1,500 students today in nearly 50 different educational areas that meet the needs of Jordan’s labour market, according to the statement.

“One of the greatest challenges young people face nowadays is to find a job,” said Lorenzo.

“Ninety per