KUNA : Arab League chief demands funding UNRWA gap worth USD 70 mln – Economics – 07/03/2023 – Kuwait News Agency

KUNA : Arab League chief demands funding UNRWA gap worth USD 70 mln – Economics – 07/03/2023 – Kuwait News Agency

CAIRO, March 7 (KUNA) -- Secretary General of the Arab League Ahmad Aboul-Gheit Tuesday called for filling the budget gap of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Middle East (UNRWA) estimated at USD 70 million.

This came in a statement made by the League after its chief had met UNRWA secretary general Philippe Lazzarini who made a detailed presentation on Palestinian refugees' situations and the sufferings facing the agency.



Aboul-Gheit expressed his full support to Lazzarini's efforts to the agency so as to overcome financial difficulties in a way that guarantees the UNRWA's continued services offered to 5.5 million Palestinian refugees, it said.



He described the agency's work as a 'safety valve' for the stability of the whole region, stressing the importance of the donor countries' commitment to the agency, it noted.



Lazzarini is set to deliver a speech before the Arab League ministerial meeting slated for Wednesday at the H.Q., according to the statement. (end) mfm.rg.hm