PALESTINE: ‘Guterres urges donors to generously support UN agency for Palestine refugees, UN News Centre, 15 March 2018

Addressing the Extraordinary Ministerial Conference Preserving Dignity and Sharing Responsibility for UNRWA, SG Guterres said the Agency is facing a $446 million shortfall in 2018, asking donors to respond to the Palestinian people's plight and 'translate their dreams into tangible improvements in their lives.' He warned that if the response is not met, 'critical services could be reduced or eliminated entirely - from schools to sanitation, from medicine to microfinance to food security for some 1.7 million refugees in abject poverty or affected by conflict..' 'Guterres urges donors to generously support UN agency for Palestine refugees, UN News Centre, 15 March 2018