Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2015-02-10-Speech-2-302-500"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2015-02-10"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Shortage of funding for the UNRWA (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20150210.9.2-302-500"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2015-02-10-Speech-2-303-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Alyn Smith2
lpv:spoken text	"I have seen UNRWA’s irreplaceable role in providing public services to millions of Palestinian refugees, including during many trips to Gaza. The fact is we need UNRWA now more than ever. There is a power vacuum in Gaza which could backfire if the humanitarian situation further deteriorates, following Israel’s deadly raids. UNRWA, we often forget, is also in charge of Syria’s 400 000 Palestinian refugees – protecting them in Homs, Hama, South Damascus in Yarmouk Camp, despite Syria’s almost continuous starving siege since 2012. We must also urge Jordan to let them in from Syria and not only elderly, children and women – or worse, deport them back to Syria as seen last year. UNRWA also has to deal with 50 000 Palestinian refugees fleeing Syria to Lebanon, on top of 300 000 already. We Europeans already pay 57% of UNRWA funding but it is Israel who should be paying for the education of Palestine’s refugees, their healthcare and their housing, not Europe. UNRWA has a USD 80 million deficit in 2015 and needs an extra USD 15 million from the EU to cover late 2015: I hope the Council and Parliament will set this as a top priority."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; AFET (2014-07-01--2017-01-18)3 substitute; AGRI (2014-07-01--2017-01-18)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Alyn Smith (Verts/ALE ),"1 "in writing."1

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