UNRWA Commissioner-General on Gaza: The war of narratives continue
UNRWA
30 Apr 2025
30 April 2025
From Philippe Lazzarini, the UNRWA Commissioner-General as posted on his official X account (previously known as Twitter)
Circulating unsubstantiated claims to undermine UNRWA: a lifeline for 2 million people is ongoing.
Such claims are threatening the lives and wellbeing of UNRWA staff across the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank.
Dehumanising and polarising statements further deepen people's suffering. They divert attention from the humanitarian crisis and the immense needs of people impacted by over 1.5 year of a systematic destruction of life.
This is propaganda.
It aims at intimidating and fostering a hostile atmosphere to silence voices showing the ugliness of this brutal war.
Words and statements are a responsibility.
Those using dis-information as a weapon of war must be held accountable.
Background Information:
UNRWA is the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. The United Nations General Assembly established UNRWA in 1949 with a mandate to provide humanitarian assistance and protection to registered Palestine refugees in the Agency's area of operations pending a just and lasting solution to their plight.
UNRWA operates in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, The Gaza Strip, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.
Tens of thousands of Palestine refugees who lost their homes and livelihoods due to the 1948 conflict continue to be displaced and in need of support, nearly 75 years on.
UNRWA helps Palestine Refugees achieve their full potential in human development through quality services it provides in education, health care, relief and social services, protection, camp infrastructure and improvement, microfinance, and emergency assistance. UNRWA is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions.
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