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Top PLO official warns of risks of cutting funding for UNRWA
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Secretary General of the Executive Committee of the PLO Hussein al-Sheikh at a meeting in Amman, Jordan, November 4, 2023. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool photo via AP)
The decision by some countries to cease support for the UN relief agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) entails great political and relief risks, Hussein al-Sheikh, secretary general of the Palestine Liberation Organization says.
“We call on countries that announced the cessation of their support for UNRWA to immediately reverse their decision,” he said, adding that it “entails great political and humanitarian relief risks, as at this particular time.”
“We need the maximum support for this international organization and not stopping support and assistance to it,” he says.
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