UN / UNRWA SCHOOLS

The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) announced today that its schools would open on time for 526,000 Palestinian refugee students but warned that the agency was “by no stretch of the imagination out of the woods.” UNIFEED / FILE

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:02:22
• Production Date: 16 August 2018
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY FOR PALESTINE REFUGEES IN THE NEAR EAST - UNRWA
• Subject Topical: EDUCATION; REFUGEES
• Geographic Subject: JORDAN; LEBANON; PALESTINE; SYRIA
• MAMS Id: 2218235
• Parent Id: 2218235
• Alternate Title: unifeed180816c

Description

STORY: UN / UNRWA SCHOOLS
TRT: 2:22
SOURCE: UNIFEED / FILE
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 16 AUGUST 2018, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

Shotlist

FILE - NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, UNHQ exterior

16 AUGUST 2018, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, press room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The Commissioner-General of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, Pierre Krähenbühl, today announced in Amman that the school-year for 526,000 Palestine refugee girls and boys will open on time in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, Gaza, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. Mr Krähenbühl also underlined the ongoing severe risks facing the Agency, saying that UNRWA is by no stretch of the imagination out of the woods. Since January 2018, he said, UNRWA has mobilized 238 million USD of additional funding, which is very encouraging. However, the Agency currently only has funding to run its services until the end of September, and it needs a further $217 million to ensure that the schools can be run until the end of the year.”
4. Wide shot, press room

FILE – UNRWA – 2015, GAZA, PALESTINE

5. Wide shot, boys getting ready for classes in school yard
6. Various shots, boys in school yard
7. Various shots, girls getting ready for classes in school yard
8. Med shot, girls walking to classrooms
9. Close up, girl writing
10. Pan right, female students in class
11. Close up, boy raising his hand
12. Close up, boy writing
13. Wide shot, boys in classroom

FILE – UNRWA - 13 SEPTEMBER 2015, HUSSEINIYEH, SYRIA

14.Wide shots, girls gathered in schoolyard
15. Wide shot, classroom
16. Wide shot, students participating in class
17. Various shots, students
18. Wide shot, teacher giving lesson

Storyline

The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) announced today (16 Aug) that its schools would open on time for 526,000 Palestinian refugee students but warned that the agency was “by no stretch of the imagination out of the woods.”

The announcement was made by UNRWA Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl in the Jordanian capital Amman. UNRWA schools are located in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, Gaza, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.

Speaking to reporters in New York, UN deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq said Krähenbühl underlined the ongoing severe risks facing the Agency. He said UNRWA had mobilized $238 million of additional funding since January 2018, however the Agency currently only has funding to run its services until the end of September and needs a further “217 million USD to ensure that the schools can be run until the end of the year.”

Haq said Krähenbühl confirmed that UNRWA would take ongoing robust measures to safeguard its financial situation, focusing on reform initiatives. Krähenbühl reaffirmed the Agency’s deep commitment to preserving the dignity of Palestine Refugees, its services and its mandate.