10 UN Agencies Urge Israel To Allow 60,000 Pal Students To Take Exams

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10 UN Agencies Urge Israel To Allow 60,000 Palestinian Students To Take Exams

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"Voicing concern about access for 60,000 Palestinian school students seeking to travel to key examination sites, ten United Nations agencies issued a joint statement calling on the Israeli authorities to ease movement restrictions in the occupied territories.

Monday marked the start of the Tawjihi high school matriculation exams, which are considered key to the future of young Palestinian pupils.

“Failure to sit for these exams will result in forfeiting the entire school year,” said David S. Bassiouni, UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Special Representative in the West Bank and Gaza. “Students will not be able to study in universities and they will be forced to repeat their studies next year.” he added.

Anders Fänge Director of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) operations in the West Bank agreed. “If these children are denied safe access to their examination sites, their whole future is undermined,” he said."