Philippe Lazzarini

UNRWA chief Lazzarini says disinformation harming UN agency

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UNRWA chief Lazzarini says disinformation harming UN agency

UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini criticized a “spread of disinformation” that he said was putting the Palestinian refugee agency’s staff at risk, in a Monday post to X/Twitter. “The spread of #disinformation against @UNRWA is meant to create chaos & divert attention from the political aims to dismantle the Agency,” Lazzarini wrote. The spread of … Read more

UNRWA leader: Calls for dismantling Palestine relief agency ‘short-sighted’

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UNRWA leader: Calls for dismantling Palestine relief agency ‘short-sighted’

Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the United Nations relief agency for Palestinians, said that calls for dismantling his organization are “short-sighted” and would cause a bigger crisis in Gaza.  “I have talked to the member states about all these calls to have UNRWA dismantled, to be terminated. I have warned about the impact, I have … Read more