UNIS/MA/327
6 June 2023
The Commissioner-General of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, will brief the media following an Executive Briefing to Member States at the Vienna International Centre. Mr Lazzarini will share updates on the challenges faced in UNRWA’s five fields of operations, including the impact of recurrent financial constraints on the lives of Palestine refugees.
Media representatives who wish to attend and who do not have accreditation to the VIC should send an email to press.vienna[at]un.org.
The press briefing will be streamed on UN Web TV: https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1u/k1uej5olvl
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The speaker is available for one-on-one interviews at the end of the presser. Please contact:
Estefania Diaz
Communications consultant, UNRWA
Telephone: (+32 2) 290-3436
Mobile:(+32) 473 82 20 06
Email: e.diaz[at]unrwa.org
For further information please contact:
Anne Thomas
Public Information Officer, UNIS Vienna
Telephone: (+43-1) 26060-5588
Mobile: (+43-699) 1459-5588
Email: anne.thomas[at]un.org
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