At a recent UN briefing Antonio Guterres spoke about Israels planned legislation to cut-off connections with UNRWA (the UN agency helping Palestinian refugees). The UN made it clear that under global-law Israel would still need to take care of Palestinian peoples basic needs
The UNʼs top-brass emphasized a key point: theres no other UN group that can replace UNRWAs work. During the current middle-east situation UNRWA has been doing life-saving work in Gaza; making its role extra important
The UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric pointed out some hard facts: cutting ties with UNRWA would make things much worse for people in Palestinian areas - this includes both gaza and west-bank regions (where many depend on the agencys help). The UN keeps saying that UNRWA is the main helper for lots of basic needs; food water and shelter