Financial support for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) is dwindling, despite the renewed mandates and financial contribution pledges by world leaders. “The almost unanimous political support expressed by the UN General Assembly to the Agency is not translated into matching financial resources,” UNRWA’s Commissioner-General, Philippe Lazzarini stated during the 157th session of the Council of the Arab League, which was held in Cairo, Egypt. Lazzarini’s words were also directed towards Arab leaders who, he said, expressed “a strong political support to the rights of Palestine refugees,” yet lessened their contributions from almost 25 per cent of UNRWA’s budget to less than three per cent last year. Even with the US’s renewed contributions after being halted … Continue reading Palestinian refugees are more politically isolated than ever