Lazzarini seeks financial security for UNRWA to survive 2024 and beyond

News June 18, 2024 / By: Ann Danaiya Usher

In the face of a “massive attack on its credibility,” the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA is operating “hand-to-mouth, month-to-month” with resources to cover operations up to August. UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini’s bigger worry is what happens next year if the United States does not resume funding.

Lazzarini Tvinnereim Barth Eide June 17 2024.jpg — Commissioner General of UNRWA Philippe Lazzarini (left), Norwegian Development Minister Anne-Beathe Tvinnereim, and Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide (Photo: Development Today)

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