UNRWA commission praises Kuwait's contributions

CAIRO, Sept 12 (KUNA) -- Commissioner of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Pierre Krahenbuhl, lauded on Tuesday the generous contributions by the State of Kuwait for the agency budget.
Addressing the 148th Arab League ministerial session, the commissioner affirmed that the financial support by Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the UAE helped the UNRWA to maintain services in 2015 and 2016.
He urged Arab states to follow suit and help the agency continue serving some 5.3 million Palestinian refugees.
UNRWA is incurring USD 126 worth of deficit this year, "and this means that the agency will not have any money by end of the month," he said. (end) ms.rk