Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and Commissioner General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) Pierre Krahenbuhl on Wednesday met over sustaining political and financial support for the agency.
During the meeting, Safadi and Krahenbuhl set a work programme to eliminate the agency's expected deficit for this year, which is estimated to be $200 million, to be adopted in coordination with partners in the international community, a Foreign Ministry statement said.
The top official reaffirmed the importance of garnering support for the agency in providing services to some 5 million Palestinian refugees, as well as ensuring that the international community is still committed to the refugees' rights, in accordance with international legitimacy resolutions, especially UN General Assembly Resolution 194.
