Source: European Parliament
On 17 March, at 15:00 – 16:30 the AFET and DEVE Committees will meet with the Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini for an exchange of views.
Mr Lazzarini is expected to provide Members with an overview of the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas conflict and how UNRWA operations are affected, in light of the recent Israeli ban on UNRWA in its own territory. UNRWA provides assistance and protection to 5.9 million registered Palestinian refugees in Gaza, the West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.