GAZA, July 12 -- The Workers' Union of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) on Thursday protested possible reduction of the agency's services due to fiscal problems.
Hundreds of UNRWA staff workers demonstrated in front of the agency's headquarters in Gaza City, holding banners calling for halting any possible reduction in the agency's services.
They also stressed that solving the financial crisis should not be at the expense of Palestinian refugees and the UNRWA's staff.
The protesters urged the UN and donor countries to support the UNRWA's budget to avoid the risk of reducing the services and programs provided to Palestinian refugees.
Yusuf Hamdouna, an official in the union, told protesters that the union will organize an open sit-in inside the headquarters of the UN agency next week to protest any cuts in services.
The deficit in the UNRWA budget is a deliberate political action that carries risks to security and stability in the region, he said, adding that the UN and donor countries should assume their responsibilities to resolve the issue as soon as possible.
Since the beginning of this year, the UNRWA has suffered an uNPRecedented financial deficit in its budget, after the United States cut an aid of 300 million U.S. dollars for the agency.
The UNRWA announced on Tuesday that it managed to reduce its fiscal deficit from 446 million dollars to 217 million dollars.
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