{"id":314709,"date":"2026-01-12T17:13:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T22:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&p=314709"},"modified":"2026-01-12T17:13:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T22:13:03","slug":"unrwa-commissioner-general-briefing-the-pope-on-the-urgent-need-for-global-support-to-protect-education-and-vital-services-for-palestine-refugees","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/unrwa-commissioner-general-briefing-the-pope-on-the-urgent-need-for-global-support-to-protect-education-and-vital-services-for-palestine-refugees\/","title":{"rendered":"Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA Commissioner-General: Briefing the Pope on the urgent need for global support to protect education and vital services for Palestine Refugees"},"content":{"rendered":"
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12 January 2026<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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From Philippe Lazzarini, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA Commissioner-General as posted on his official X account (previously known as Twitter)\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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It was an honour to have a private audience with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV.<\/p>\n

I briefed him on the immense suffering endured by Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory as well as on the political and financial challenges confronting Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA.<\/p>\n

I stressed that the attacks on Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA are an assault on the multilateral system and a defiance of international law with reverberations far beyond the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.<\/p>\n

I also stressed that bringing back to a learning environment the more than 600,000 girls and boys currently living in the rubble of Gaza should be our common priority to avoid a lost generation.<\/p>\n

I sought the Holy Father\u2019s support to preserve Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA\u2019s critical services, primarily in the area of education, public health and safety nets for Palestine Refugees in Gaza and across the region until a just and fair political solution is in place.<\/p>\n

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