PARIS, November 25, 2024 (WAFA) - The Executive Board of UNESCO, during its extraordinary eighth session on Monday, overwhelmingly adopted a resolution supporting the continuity of UNRWA’s educational activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, underscoring UNESCO's commitment to ensuring access to education for Palestinian refugees.

Fifty out of the 58 member states voted in favor of the resolution. Two countries abstained, two were absent when the vote took place and four countries opposed it.

The extraordinary session of UNESCO's Executive Board was convened at the request of twelve member states; Chile, Cuba, Djibouti, Indonesia, Jordan, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Qatar, South Africa, Spain, and Turkey.

These countries sought to ensure the continuation of UNRWA's educational activities in response to Israeli Knesset laws that threaten the agency's operation, which would subsequently have a severe impact on the educational activities that UNRWA provides in Palestine.

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