UNRWA chief: Dismantling agency would sacrifice 'generation of children'

Dismantling the UN Palestinian refugee aid agency (UNRWA) would sacrifice a “generation of children,” its chief Philippe Lazzarini warns, during an increasingly bitter row between the UN and Israel.

Following the discovery that at least 12 UNRWA staffers directly took part in the October 7 massacre – which saw 1,200 people killed, mostly civilians, and 253 taken hostage – and at least another 30 UNRWA workers provided assistance, Israel has called for Lazzarini to resign and for the agency to be replaced.

“Dismantling UNRWA is shortsighted. By doing so, we will sacrifice an entire generation of children, sowing the seeds of hatred, resentment, and future conflict,” Lazzarini tells the UN General Assembly.

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UNRWA chief: Dismantling agency would sacrifice ‘generation of children’

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