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Warnings Over UNRWA Layoff Plan
Anxiety is growing among UNRWA employees in the occupied Palestinian territory amid reports of a plan by Acting Commissioner-General Christian Saunders that could affect between 7,000 and 8,000 of the agency’s 15,000 staff in the West Bank and Gaza Strip in its first phase. Agency sources warn that the cuts could cripple education, health and social services. The administration says the funding shortfall stands at $70 million, but critics argue that this does not justify layoffs on such a scale. Palestinian and human rights groups have called for the plan to be withdrawn and for sustainable funding to be secured, warning of its consequences for staff, refugees and UNRWA’s mandate.
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