{"id":196473,"date":"2019-06-25T17:21:22","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T21:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/73\/?p=196473"},"modified":"2019-06-25T17:21:22","modified_gmt":"2019-06-25T21:21:22","slug":"meeting-of-the-ad-hoc-committee-of-the-general-assembly-for-the-announcement-of-voluntary-contributions-to-the-united-nations-relief-and-works-agency-for-palestine-refugees-in-the-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/73\/2019\/06\/25\/meeting-of-the-ad-hoc-committee-of-the-general-assembly-for-the-announcement-of-voluntary-contributions-to-the-united-nations-relief-and-works-agency-for-palestine-refugees-in-the-middle-east\/","title":{"rendered":"Meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee of the  General Assembly for the Announcement of Voluntary Contributions to the  United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; inner_width=&#8221;auto&#8221; 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Mrs. Mar\u00eda Fernanda Espinosa Garc\u00e9s, President of the 73<sup>rd<\/sup> Session of the UN General Assembly<\/h3>\n<p><strong><span class=\"updated\">25 June 2016<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-196476 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/73\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2019\/06\/unrwa-300x225.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2019\/06\/unrwa-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2019\/06\/unrwa-150x113.png 150w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2019\/06\/unrwa-768x577.png 768w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2019\/06\/unrwa-1024x769.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2019\/06\/unrwa-1080x811.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2019\/06\/unrwa.png 1166w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Secretary-General, Ant\u00f3nio Guterres,<\/p>\n<p>Excellencies,<\/p>\n<p>UNRWA Commissioner General, Mr Pierre Kr\u00e4henb\u00fchl,<\/p>\n<p>I am very grateful for your presence here today at this important meeting. Last September, at the Ministerial Meeting on UNRWA, I was encouraged by many countries that pledged support for this essential Agency. Together, we managed to raise over 200 million dollars in 6 months, helping to ensure that schools \u2013 and other basic services \u2013 were able to continue.<\/p>\n<p>But, sadly, we find ourselves meeting again today in the context of a serious funding shortfall. In 2019, UNRWA needs 1.2 billion dollars to deliver its regular programmes to 5.4 million Palestine refugees \u20131.5 million people of whom have been affected by humanitarian emergencies. The current projected shortfall is 211 million dollars.<\/p>\n<p>And for this, UNRWA provides healthcare, housing, social services, financial and emergency assistance for over 20 per cent of the world\u2019s refugees. It runs over 700 elementary and preparatory gender-balanced schools that teach more than half a million girls and boys \u2013 with a focus on education for peace, human rights and tolerance. It also provides technical vocational training and higher education for over 7,700 students, and offers scholarships that give young Palestine refugees the chance to attend university. This really is value for money.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.24&#8243; text_text_shadow_horizontal_length=&#8221;text_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; text_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; text_text_shadow_vertical_length=&#8221;text_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; text_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; text_text_shadow_blur_strength=&#8221;text_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; text_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; link_text_shadow_horizontal_length=&#8221;link_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; link_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; link_text_shadow_vertical_length=&#8221;link_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; link_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; link_text_shadow_blur_strength=&#8221;link_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; 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This is about responsibility, about upholding human dignity and human rights. This is about keeping the promise we made through the 2030 Agenda \u2013 to leave no one behind. This is about solidarity with our Palestinian sisters and brothers.<\/p>\n<p>I could give you many more reasons. In fact, two of them are sitting in this hall: Hanan Abu Asbeh and Hatem Hamdouna, two talented 14-year-olds \u2013 from the West Bank and Gaza respectively \u2013 who were elected to represent 526,000 UNRWA students in the Agency-wide Student Parliament, and who both, I understand, love poetry, as do I.<\/p>\n<p>And then there is Noor, the mathematics whiz who lives in the Balata refugee camp; and Khalil in Lebanon, who is determined that his visual impairment will not stand in the way of his dreams.<\/p>\n<p>But I am sure, Excellencies, that I do not need to convince you of the value of UNRWA\u2019s work. 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