United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)

UNRWA warns of breaking point as funding crisis threatens mandate to help Palestine refugees

UNRWA warns of breaking point as funding crisis threatens mandate to help Palestine refugees

  • UN Relief and Works Agency’s ‘financial situation is untenable and the viability of our operations across the region is at stake,’ says acting chief Christian Saunders
  • He calls for emergency funding to prevent underfunded agency collapsing under weight of war in Gaza, West Bank settler violence and $100m cash shortfall
By Ephrem Kossaify ·