FM, UNRWA Commissioner-General Discuss Gaza Crisis

Amman, Jan. 30 (Petra) – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and Expatriates Affairs, Ayman Safadi, met on Thursday with Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).

During the meeting, Safadi highlighted the “critical” need to maintain the ceasefire in Gaza and facilitate delivery of “immediate and adequate” humanitarian aid to the coastal enclave.

Safadi also underlined UNRWA’s “central” role in providing support to Palestinian refugees during this crisis.

The minister further stressed the necessity of maintaining UNRWA operations to fulfill its “essential” services to Palestinian refugees, as per its international mandate, underlining that the agency’s work “cannot be replaced or substituted by other organizations.”

//Petra// AO
30/01/2025 17:12:37