{"id":208276,"date":"2016-12-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T19:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=208276"},"modified":"2019-03-12T19:32:46","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T19:32:46","slug":"auto-insert-208276","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-208276\/","title":{"rendered":"UNRWA Calls Claim False that Gaza School Trained Students in Weaponry – UNRWA Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"
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STATEMENT BY UNRWA SPOKESPERSON ON 12 DECEMBER<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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12 December 2016<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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On 10 December, in response to a tweet from the Office of the Israeli Prime Minister, UNRWA Spokesperson tweeted the following:<\/p><\/div>\n

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“Israeli PMO Spox claims<\/span> <\/span>@UNRWA<\/u><\/a> <\/span>link 2 Gaza school allegedly used 2 train kids in weaponry. Claim is false. Not an UNRWA school; no link 2 us”<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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We understand that the tweet from the Israelis Prime Minister’s Office has been taken down.<\/p><\/div>\n

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BACKGROUND INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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UNRWA is confronted with an increased demand for services resulting from a growth in the number of registered Palestine refugees, the extent of their vulnerability and their deepening poverty. UNRWA is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions and financial support has been outpaced by the growth in needs. As a result, the UNRWA Programme Budget, which supports the delivery of core essential services, operates with a large shortfall. UNRWA encourages all Member States to work collectively to exert all possible efforts to fully fund the Agency’s Programme Budget. UNRWA emergency programmes and key projects, also operating with large shortfalls, are funded through separate funding portals.<\/p><\/div>\n

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

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

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Christopher Gunness<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Spokesperson, Director of Advocacy & Strategic Communications<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mobile: <\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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+972 (0)54 240 2659<\/p><\/div>\n

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Office: <\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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+972 (0)2 589 0267<\/p><\/div>\n

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c.gunness@unrwa.org<\/u><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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Sami Mshasha<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Chief of Communications, Arabic Language Spokesperson<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mobile: <\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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+972 (0)54 216 8295<\/p><\/div>\n

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Office: <\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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+972 (0)2 589 0724<\/p><\/div>\n

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s.mshasha@unrwa.org<\/u><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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https:\/\/www.unrwa.org\/newsroom\/official-statements\/statement-unrwa-spokesperson-12-december<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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