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UNRWA aims to open office in Türkiye within weeks

Speaking from Ankara on Thursday, Philippe Lazzarini confirmed that the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) plans to open a local office within the next few weeks.

Reuters WORLD
Published January 08,2026
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The ⁠United Nations Relief and Works ‍Agency (UNRWA) aims to open ‌an ‍office in Türkiye within weeks, the agency's Commissioner-General Phillipe Lazzarini said on Thursday in Ankara.

At a ⁠news conference, Lazzarini said the agency signed the final agreement with ‌the Turkish government for the office and is very ‍pleased ‍that it ‍will have ⁠a ‍permanent presence in the country.