Source: UN Department of Public Information
Country: occupied Palestinian territory, Syrian Arab Republic
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UNRWA
Our colleagues at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) say that the shortfall in the agency’s budget, which covers UNRWA core services such as health and education, has been reduced from $243 million in January to $173 million after the successful Rome conference. The shortfall for the life-saving emergency assistance in the Occupied Palestinian Territory has been reduced to $97.6 million, while the shortfall for the Syria crisis has been reduced to $165.5 million.