By NNN-SANA,
Damascus : The coordination meeting of Arab countries hosting Palestinian refugees has held discussions on the state of refugees, the UNRWA’s work, and the need to take a unified Arab stance in the upcoming meeting of the UNRWA Consultation Committee which will be held here on Wednesday.
The meeting Sunday included delegations from Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, Palestine and the Arab League. The meeting’s agenda includes discussing the UNRWA’s report to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the letter from the Consultation Committee which will be directed to the UNRWA.
The meeting also discussed a statement project on partnership and the recommendations regarding the UNRWA support conference which was held in Geneva in 2004, in addition to discussing the UNRWA presentation on the agency’s plans on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the occupation of Palestine and studying the agency’s services and financial state.
Other issues included administrative reform and recommendations of the subcommittee on strategic choices for 2010-2015.
The UNRWA Consultation Committee’s meeting on Wednesday will be chaired by Syria with the participation of delegations representing 24 members and observers.
Palestinian refugees in Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, the West Bank and Gaza Strip are estimated at 4,349,946, according to the UNRWA statistics conducted in March 2004. These refugees await the international community to act and apply UN Decision 194 that guarantees their right to return to Palestine and receive compensation.
Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip have been suffering for a year under a siege imposed by Israel.