The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (Unrwa) assured that it is doing everything possible to maintain its operations in the face of the increasingly precarious situation and the announced funding cuts. teleSUR
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00:00 Palestinian authorities denounced a temporary suspension of aid to the United Nations agency
00:04 that helps refugees in that Middle East country.
00:07 The commissioner general of that agency, Filippo Lazzarini, described as "serious and highly
00:12 irresponsible" the action of some countries that suspend funding to punish the entire
00:17 community serving that UN agency for accusations against a small group of people.
00:23 He also underlined that the United Nations institution never received any reservations
00:27 regarding specific workers.
00:29 Lazzarini remembered that over two million people in Gaza depend on this agency, especially
00:33 in times of war, displacement and political crisis in the region.
00:38 The official asked the nations to reconsider its positions.
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