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Monday, June 29, 2015
UNRWA Announces 85% Reduction of International Personnel on Short Term Contracts

UNRWA Announces Reduction of International Personnel
Statement by UNRWA Spokesperson, Chris Gunness

29 June 2015
Jerusalem

Today UNRWA announced that 85 per cent of all 137 international personnel on
short term contracts will be separated in a phased process which will last
until the end of September. 35 per cent of the 137 internationals will see
their contracts end in the coming four weeks. Another 50 per cent will end
by 30 September without further extension or renewal. UNRWA is taking this
measure to reduce costs as much as possible without reducing services to
refugees.

UNRWA has a deficit to the end of the year of 101 million USD and we will
continue with our robust efforts in resource mobilisation. As things
currently stand, with stringent austerity measures already in place beyond
today’s announcement, the Agency should be able to continue with life-saving
services to the end of the year. These include our health programmes, relief
and social services, sanitation and emergency projects for which we have
funds. UNRWA’s school system for half a million children across the Middle
East in Jordan, Lebanon, the occupied Palestinian territory and Syria are
essential but some difficult decisions may be needed in coming weeks if the
deficit is not filled..

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For more information, please contact:

Christopher Gunness
UNRWA Spokesperson
Mobile: +972 (0)54 240 2659
Office: +972 (0)2 589 0267
c.gunness@unrwa.org

Sami Mshasha
UNRWA Arabic Spokesperson
Mobile: +972 (0)54 216 8295
Office: +972 (0)2 589 0724
s.mshasha@unrwa.org

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