Press Briefing by Head of UNRWA

Pierre Krähenbühl, Commissioner-General of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), briefs journalists on two events to be held on 4 May related to the work of his Agency.

• Categories: Media / Press Conferences
• Video Length: 00:32:45
• Production Date: 3 May 2016
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: PIERRE KRÄHENBÜHL
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY FOR PALESTINE REFUGEES IN THE NEAR EAST - UNRWA
• Subject Topical: EDUCATION; CHILDREN
• Geographic Subject: PALESTINE
• MAMS Id: 1616219
• Parent Id: 1615809

Description

Pierre Krähenbühl, head of UNRWA, tells reporters that ensuring Palestinian youth receive an education is comparable to “a global public good".

Krähenbühl said that the potential delay of the 2015 school year due to financial shortfalls was an emotional experience for Palestinian students and their parents.

“What has to be understood in terms of the value of education for young Palestinian boys and girls is simply that it is the very foundation on which rests their hope for improved circumstances; for an ability to contribute meaningfully in their lives as they move ahead,” he said.

“So, this is why we see it almost, as was expressed by one of our donors, as a global public good, the need to preserve the education that is provided by UNRWA to this young generation of Palestinians.”