New York, June 26 -- The work of the UN body responsible for assisting Palestine refugees, UNRWA, which has allowed millions of children to receive an education that promotes UN values of human rights and tolerance, as well as democracy and conflict resolution, should be viewed not only as our common responsibility, but as our common success said Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday.
The UN chief was speaking at the opening of the 2019 pledging conference for UNRWA, officially the Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, alongside the President of the General Assembly, Mara Fernanda Espinosa Garcs, and the agencys Commissioner-General, Pierre Krhenbhl. Guterres vaunted the accomplishments of the agency over...