Jordanian FM Ayman Safadi made the comments after a ministerial meeting on support for UNRWA which highlighted the body's life-saving role for Palestinians.
This month, Slovenia, which recently recognised Palestine and supports an arms embargo against Israel, is chairing the United Nations Security Council.
In–depth: The former High Commissioner for the UN Human Rights Council spoke to The New Arab about investigating the illegality of Israel's occupation, double standards in international law, and her experiences fighting South African apartheid.
In-depth: The fate of the forcibly disappeared is one of the war's greatest tragedies. Syrian families are now calling for a UN-backed mechanism to track their missing relatives as soon as possible.
In-depth: The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, Philippe Lazzarini, speaks to The New Arab about UNRWA's work, funding challenges, hopes, and the role that Arab countries should play.
US ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield spoke to The New Arab about the US position on Ukraine, the Iran nuclear deal, Israel’s occupation and violence in East Jerusalem, Yemen's ceasefire and Libya.
In-depth: In this exclusive interview, Kenneth Roth shares the findings from Human Rights Watch's 32nd annual World Report, and discusses the challenges posed by human rights violations and threats to democracy in the MENA region and beyond.
In-depth: Israel will not end its occupation of Palestine as long as the international community doesn’t hold it accountable, says UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Michael Lynk.
Norwegian Ambassador Juul speaks about the priorities of her country for the presidency of the month, which include issues related to women, peace and security, climate, protection of civilians and peace diplomacy.
