Joint NGO Statement: as U.N. General Assembly Meets to Discuss the Situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Member States Must Restore Funding to UNRWA
March 02, 2024
March 02, 2024
NEW YORK, March 2 -- The International Rescue Committee issued the following joint statement on March 1, 2024, with six organizations:
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In light of the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza and the Israeli advance on Rafah, the last refuge for more than 1.5 million Palestinian civilians, the undersigned aid organisations are deeply concerned about the current and potential future suspension of funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The s . . .
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In light of the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza and the Israeli advance on Rafah, the last refuge for more than 1.5 million Palestinian civilians, the undersigned aid organisations are deeply concerned about the current and potential future suspension of funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The s . . .