Cutting off funding to the United Nations’ Palestinian refugee company UNRWA could have “catastrophic penalties” for Gaza, the heads of a number of UN our bodies mentioned in a joint assertion Wednesday.
A person collects trash whereas sporting a jacket bearing the emblem of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees within the Near East (UNRWA) (AFP/Representational picture)
“Withdrawing funds from UNRWA is perilous and would end result within the collapse of the humanitarian system in Gaza, with far-reaching humanitarian and human rights penalties within the occupied Palestinian territory and throughout the area,” mentioned the assertion from heads of organizations that kind the UN Inter-Agency Standing Committee.