{"id":196783,"date":"2012-11-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T17:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=196783"},"modified":"2019-03-12T17:16:46","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T17:16:46","slug":"auto-insert-196783","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-196783\/","title":{"rendered":"UNRWA chief makes unprecedented visit to Iraq, which has reemerged as an important donor – UNRWA press release"},"content":{"rendered":"
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UNRWA Commissioner-General makes unprecedented visit to Iraq<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Arabic text: <\/span>http:\/\/www.unrwa.org\/atemplate.php?id=1165<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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29 November 2012, Amman — The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, Filippo Grandi, has concluded a visit to Baghdad, the first ever by a head of UNRWA. During the two-day visit, Grandi met with senior members of the Iraqi administration, including the Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari. <\/p><\/div>\n

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The Baghdad trip follows Iraq's reemergence as an important donor to UNRWA in 2011 after two decades of absence, with a donation of USD 2 million in 2011 to UNRWA’s General Fund.  <\/p><\/div>\n

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“I was pleased to have the chance to outline the many challenges facing UNRWA and to discuss the regional situation as it concerns Palestinian refugees. I am hopeful that Iraq will become in the future a key Arab partner of the Agency,” the Commissioner-General said following his meeting with the Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari. <\/p><\/div>\n

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During the visit, the Commissioner-General discussed with senior Iraqi officials the impact of the crises in Gaza and Syria on Palestinian refugees as well as Iraq's support for UNRWA's regular operations.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Background information<\/p><\/div>\n

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UNRWA is a United Nations agency established by the General Assembly in 1949 and is mandated to provide assistance and protection to a population of some 5 million registered Palestine refugees. Its mission is to help Palestine refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank and the Gaza Strip to achieve their full potential in human development, pending a just solution to their plight. UNRWA’s services encompass education, health care, relief and social services, camp infrastructure and improvement, microfinance and emergency assistance.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Financial support to UNRWA has not kept pace with an increased demand for services caused by growing numbers of registered refugees, expanding need, and deepening poverty. As a result, the Agency's General Fund, supporting UNRWA’s core activities and 97 per cent reliant on voluntary contributions, has begun each year with a large projected deficit. Currently the budget deficit stands at USD 21 million.<\/p><\/div>\n

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For more information, please contact:<\/p><\/div>\n

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Peter Ford
\nRepresentative of the UNRWA
\nCommissioner-General
\nMobile: +962 (0) 77 676 0062
\nOffice: +962 (0) 65 80 8521
\n<\/span>p.ford@unrwa.org<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Sami Mshasha
\nUNRWA Arabic Spokesperson
\nMobile: +972 (0)54 216 8295
\nOffice: +972 (0)2 589 0724
\n<\/span>s.mshasha@unrwa<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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