Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), speaks during an interview with AFP in New York on September 24, 2024. The UN agency for Palestinian refugees is facing a triple crisis as Israeli strikes on Lebanon add to the strain it is facing in Gaza and the West Bank, its chief Philippe Lazzarini told AFP. UNRWA, founded in 1949, provides services, including education and healthcare, for Palestinian refugees in Gaza, the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Lebanon, Syria and Jordan. With three of its area of operations turning into active frontlines, the embattled agency grappling with a severe financial shortfall is poised to come under even more pressure, said Lazzarini. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)