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AMMAN The Department of Palestinian Affairs (DPA) on Wednesday commended Italian government efforts towards improving the living conditions of Palestinian refugees. Director General of the DPA Rafiq Khirfan, during a ceremony held on the occasion of the completion of rehabilitation works of 100 housing units in the Hiteen camp, highlighted the role of the Italian Agency
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U.S. Ambassador to Jordan visits UNRWA Health Centre in Amman following U.S. announcement to resume financial support to UNRWA
JERUSALEM, Monday, April 12, 2021 (WAFA) – The United States Ambassador to Jordan Henry T. Wooster and the Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, visited the UNRWA Baqa a Health Centre, located north of Amman, on the heel of the U.S. announcement last week resumption of support to UNRWA.
The Director of UNRWA Affairs in Jordan, Marta Lorenzo, and Eng. Rafiq Khirfan, Director-General of the Department of Palestinian Affairs accompanied them on the visit.
01/21/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/21/2021 04:21
UNRWA Commissioner-General visits Jerash and Souf camps
The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Mr. Philippe Lazzarini, visited Jerash and Souf camps in northern Amman yesterday. The Director of UNRWA Affairs in Jordan, Ms. Marta Lorenzo, the Chief of Staff of UNRWA, Ms. Ugochi Daniels, and the Director-General of the Department of Palestinian Affairs, Eng. Rafiq Khirfan, accompanied him on the visit.
Mr. Lazzarini met with Palestine refugees from these two camps and received thorough briefings from frontline UNRWA staff, including medical staff and sanitation laborers about the compelling circumstances of working during the COVID-19 pandemic. He also met notables from the Palestine refugee community in Jerash camp to hear directly from them about challenges that they and their families faced.