The Diaspora
Palestinian diaspora warns UNRWA against mass staff layoffs
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
TOP News Brief
The Newsdesk gathers reporting from wire services and primary sources and rewrites every story in-house before publication. How our journalism is made →
The Popular Conference of Palestinians Abroad cautioned against the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) plans to dismiss large numbers of staff, citing financial constraints, Shehab Wire reported. The group attributed responsibility for the fiscal crisis to the United Nations and donor countries.
The conference expressed concern over the consequences of the agency's proposed layoffs for Palestinian refugees who depend on UNRWA services.
