UN chief, top diplomats plead for support for UNRWA amid Gaza crisis

Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner-general of UNRWA, has praised the agency's staff for delivering aid in Gaza amid challenging conditions [File: Mohamed Abd El-Ghany/Reuters]

The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) is “irreplaceable” and “indispensable” – not just for Gaza and the occupied West Bank but for the entire region.

That was the message several top diplomats stressed on Thursday at the UN General Assembly as they pleaded for political and financial support for the agency.

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