UNRWA urges urgent aid to continue services for Palestine refugees

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UNRWA urges urgent aid to continue services for Palestine refugees

STORY: UNRWA urges urgent aid to continue services for Palestine refugees DATELINE: Nov. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: AMMAN CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting 2. SOUNDBITE (English): PHILIPPE LAZZARINI, UNRWA Commissioner General STORYLINE: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) urgently needs between 50 million and 80 million U.S. dollars to finish the year and maintain the operations of its schools, health centers and other basic services, the agency's Commissioner General Philippe Lazzarini said Monday. At the agency's Advisory Commission Meeting in Amman, Lazzarini warned that failure to raise that amount poses significant risks of industrial action, strikes, and consequently the suspension of services, according to a UNRWA statement. He stressed that the current situation will increase health and security risks for refugees and staff as critical maintenance work and replacement of assets that have been worn down by years of austerity will

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