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Wednesday, November 6, 2024
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Wednesday, November 6, 2024
UNRWA chief says agency facing ‘darkest hour,’ calls on UN members for help after Israel ban
A UN employee stands at a UNRWA school in the Jalazone camp north of Ramallah in the West Bank, on November 4, 2024. (Photo by Zain JAAFAR / AFP)
The UN’s aid agency for Palestinians is facing its “darkest hour,” its chief says as he implores member states to defend it against an Israeli decision to cut ties.
“Without intervention by member states, UNRWA will collapse, plunging millions of Palestinians into chaos,” the head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, Philippe Lazzarini, tells the UN General Assembly, calling for the body — which created UNRWA in 1949 — to prevent implementation of the Israeli ban.
