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Jordan News
31-07-2025
- Politics
- Jordan News
UN Official Visits Wahdat Camp, Affirms Support for Palestinian Refugees - Jordan News
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on Wednesday visited Wahdat Camp to assess the conditions of Palestinian refugees and the services provided to them by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). اضافة اعلان During the visit, Director General of the Department of Palestinian Affairs, Rafiq Khirfan, underscored that UNRWA's continued presence and operation are essential to ensuring regional stability, noting that any reduction or disruption in its services would severely affect the social, economic, and environmental well-being of Palestinian refugees, not only in Jordan but across the region. Khirfan highlighted that Jordan, under the direct leadership of His Majesty King Abdullah II, continues to extend all possible forms of support to Palestinian refugees. He stressed that the Kingdom carries a significant responsibility on behalf of the international community and remains committed to safeguarding refugees' rights until a just solution is achieved in accordance with relevant United Nations resolutions. The Deputy Secretary-General's visit included stops at an UNRWA-operated health center and school, as well as a visit to a refugee family residing in the camp. These visits aimed to provide firsthand insight into the challenges UNRWA faces in sustaining its services and the extent to which Palestinian refugees depend on them in their daily lives. The visit comes as part of the United Nations' broader commitment to supporting UNRWA and expressing solidarity with Palestinian refugees amid ongoing financial challenges threatening the agency's operations.
Jordan Times
08-04-2025
- Politics
- Jordan Times
Jordan condemns Israeli closure orders against six UNRWA-administrated schools in Jerusalem
AMMAN — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday condemned the closure orders issued by Israel against six UNRWA-operated schools in Jerusalem's Shaafat,, Silwan, Wadi Al Jawz, and Sur Baher neighborhoods as a 'blatant violation of international law and a clear breach of immunities and privileges granted by the United Nations.' The ministry's spokesperson Sufyan Qudah voiced the Kingdom's 'absolute rejection and denunciation of the decision to close the schools, which will deprive around 800 students from completing the school year. ' The ministry denounced the move as a 'continuation of the Israeli systematic campaign targeting the work of UNRWA in occupied Jerusalem.' Qudah said that the agency is facing 'political assassination, aimed at undermining its symbolic role, which affirms the right of Palestinian refugees to return and receive compensation under international law.' He said that the Israeli's closure orders fell within scheme to deny the Palestinian people their rights and vital services, as recognised by the international community and relevant UN resolutions. Qudah warned of the 'catastrophic'consequences of Israel's illegal actions against UNRWA and its institutions, which provide essential and irreplaceable services, calling on the international community to exercise pressure on Israel to halt its actions targeting UNRWA, which 'plays a critical and vital role that cannot be replaced or substituted, and provide the necessary political and financial support for the agency to continue offering vital services to Palestinian refugees in its five areas of operation, as mandated by its UN mandate.'
