21 January 2021 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.
UNRWA commissioner-general visits Jerash and Souf camps; reviews situation of Palestine refugees in Jordan amid COVID-19 pandemic
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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.
The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Mr. Philippe Lazzarini, visited.
UNRWA Commissioner-General visits Jerash and Souf camps, reviews situation of Palestine refugees in Jordan amid pandemic
AMMAN, Thursday, January 21, 2021 (WAFA) – The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), 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.
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.