UN agencies say UNRWA funding cut 'catastrophic'

January 31, 2024 - 19:8

The heads of United Nations humanitarian agencies said that cutting funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) would have "catastrophic consequences" for Gaza.

A statement issued by the United Nations Inter-Agency Standing Committee, which includes the main partners concerned with humanitarian affairs inside and outside the organization, said: “Withdrawing funding from UNRWA is dangerous and may lead to the collapse of the humanitarian system in Gaza, with far-reaching humanitarian and human rights consequences in the occupied Palestinian territories and in all over the region.”

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