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UNRWA has funding until 'end of August' says agency chief

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UNRWA has funding until the "end of August", explains the agency's Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini, as he delivers a press briefing on the situation in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. "I was referring to our regular budget, which basically covers the 30,000 staff" Lazzarini says, adding that UNRWA still has "a shortfall of about 100-140 million dollars to bridge the end of the year." SOUNDBITE

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