DPA director, UNRWA official discuss refugee service strain amid financial shortfall

AMMAN — Director-General of the Department of Palestinian Affairs (DPA) Rafiq Khirfan and UNRWA Director of Operations Olaf Becker met to address the agency's operational challenges in Jordan, which have been compounded by escalating financial difficulties.

The discussions centred on UNRWA's ongoing financial crisis, triggered by a decline in funding from several donor countries, and its detrimental effects on the agency's ability to deliver essential services to Palestinian refugees, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. 

The two parties also discussed the logistics of upcoming field visits to refugee camps, stressing the need for prior coordination to ensure effective oversight and continued support for the refugee population.