A decision by any country to pull funding from the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) would be “incomprehensible,” according to the Tánaiste.
A decision by any country to pull funding from the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency would be “incomprehensible,” according to the Tánaiste.Talibeh refugee camp in Jordan yesterday as he concluded his visit to the Middle East.Chief Reporter Barry Whyte , who is with the Tánaiste on his trip, said the camp is home to 10,600 Palestinians.
“It was very encouraging to see so many young children learn a modern, UNESCO-approved curriculum, learning about human rights and understanding what’s going on around them. An UNRWA sign on a girls school at the Talibeh refugee camp in Jordan. Image: dpa picture alliance / Alamy Stock Photo“I find it incomprehensible as to how people can even contemplate taking money and funding from UNRWA and that’s why we took the stance we did," he said.
“We are still not out of the woods yet, we have enough funding until the end of June and we are imploring Governments and partners to continue funding UNRWA.
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