Ireland’s Minister of State visits Amman New Camp

Ireland’s Minister of State visits Amman New Camp

AMMAN — The Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice in Ireland, James Browne, on Tuesday visited Amman New Camp accompanied by United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) officials. 

The delegation accompanied Browne included Ireland’s Ambassador to Jordan Marianne Bolger and UNRWA Deputy Commissioner-General Leni Stenseth, according to an UNRWA statement.

During the visit, the delegation was briefed on the agency’s essential education, relief, health and protection service provision to Palestine refugees across Jordan and the impact of Ireland’s support to UNRWA. This was followed by a meeting with Palestine refugee students participating in the Jordan Young Scientist Programme (JoYS) who presented their project.