UN points out Israel's duties as UNRWA separation talks heat up
Israeli government plans new rules to break ties with Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA. UN highlights that Israel must still meet international obligations for Palestinian needs
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
