UN Chief Appeals or Resumption of Israeli-Palestinian Talks
2015-06-03 09:08:29 source:ABC News
June 2, 2015
"Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon used the 65th anniversary of the U.N. agency that helps Palestinian refugees to appeal Tuesday for an immediate resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations and an end to unilateral actions 'that erode trust.'
Ban told a U.N. conference marking the anniversary of the U.N. Relief and World Agency that UNRWA was never meant to exist for 65 years, but 'it exists because of political failure.'
UNRWA Commissioner-General Pierre Krahenbuhl said there are over 5 million registered Palestinian refugees in the region today, which 'equates to the population of Norway or Singapore.'"
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