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PAL/1894
25/09/2001
Press Release
PAL/1894


DONOR COUNTRIES TO TAKE UP UNRWA’S ACCESS PROBLEMS WITH ISRAEL


(Reissued as received.)


AMMAN, 25 September (UNRWA) -- The European Union will continue to urge the Israeli authorities to ease the restrictions on the movement of staff and humanitarian supplies by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), a meeting of 25 countries was told today in Amman.

PAL/1893
25/09/2001
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PAL/1893


UNRWA FACES $31 MILLION BUDGET CRISIS


(Reissued as received.)


AMMAN, Jordan, 24 September (UNRWA) -- The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is facing a financial crisis at a time when it is needed more than ever as a force for stability in the Middle East.  That was the stark message of Peter Hansen, UNRWA’s Commissioner-General, to a meeting of donor and host nations in Amman, Jordan, today.

SG/SM/7965
24/09/2001
Press Release
SG/SM/7965


SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES ASSEMBLY TO RESPOND TO 11 SEPTEMBER ATTACKS


BY REAFFIRMING RULE OF LAW


Following is the text of the address by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the United Nations General Assembly on 24 September:


Two weeks ago, as you will all remember, we were looking forward to this day, as the day when we would begin our General Debate.