DPA, UNRWA's Lorenzo talk common issues

Philippe Lazzarini
UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini. (File photo: Jordan News)
AMMAN — Director-General of the Department of Palestinian Affairs (DPA), Rafiq Kharfan, on Thursday discussed with Director of UNRWA Affairs in Jordan, Marta Lorenzo, a number of issues related to the agency's operations in the Kingdom, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.اضافة اعلان
 
 Kharfan lauded the success of UNRWA Jordan Field Staff Union elections, which took place past month that were conducted in a "professional and transparent" manner.
 
 The two sides also discussed the outcomes of the previous meeting of UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini, with the agency's union to discuss several worker-related issues, according to a DPA statement.
 
 For his part, Lower House Palestine Committee member, MP Ahmed Sarahna, called on increasing the agency's support to civil society organizations and its affiliated disability rehabilitation centers, praising its efforts in providing services to Palestinian refugees.
 
 Lorenzo thanked Jordan's government for its continued support to UNRWA.


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