Conference of supervisors on Palestinian affairs kicks off on Monday

CAIRO - 20 July 2017: The 98th round of Conference of supervisors on Palestinian affairs in the host Arab countries will kick off on Monday at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States in Cairo.

A statement issued by the Arab League on Thursday, said the conference, which will last for four days, will discuss the latest developments of the Palestinian refugees' conditions in the host Arab countries, the services provided to the refugees and the ways of support for United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).

The conference will discuss the latest statements of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu which he called on ending the UNRWA's work and merging it to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

The conference will also tackle the developments of the Palestinian case and the serious Israeli violations against the rights of the Palestinian people especially in al Quds.

Representatives from Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine and Jordan will participate in the conference beside Arab League Educational, Culture and Sciences Organisation, Islamic Cooperation Organisation and Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.