UN secretary normal to fulfill with key UNRWA donor nations
United Nations secretary normal António Guterres is to fulfill with key UNRWA donor nations in New York on Tuesday, in response to his spokesperson.
The assembly takes place after 12 employees with the UN company for Palestinian refugees had been accused by Israel of involvement within the 7 October assaults, Agence France-Presse stories.
Several nations, together with the United States, France, Britain, Germany and Japan, have introduced the suspension of additional funding to the company.
“The secretary-general is personally horrified by the accusations in opposition to staff of UNRWA,” Guterres’s spokesperson Stephane Dujarric mentioned Monday.
“But his message to donors – particularly those that have suspended their contributions – is to a minimum of assure the continuity of UNRWA’s operations, as we now have tens of 1000’s of devoted employees working all through the area.”
Guterres has already met with Washington’s consultant to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield on Monday, and “he will probably be internet hosting a gathering right here in New York with the most important donors for UNRWA (Tuesday) afternoon right here,” Dujarric mentioned.
“The secretary-general has additionally been participating with the UNRWA management and donors to UNRWA, in addition to regional leaders, resembling King Abdullah of Jordan, whom he spoke to a short time in the past, and President (Abdel Fattah) al-Sisi of Egypt.”
UNRWA mentioned it has acted promptly over allegations however that cuts in funding will have an effect on abnormal Palestinians.