All EU donors have resumed Unrwa funding
The EU’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, said in a post on X that all EU donors have now resumed funding of Unrwa, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees.
Borrell praised an initiative by the Slovenian Permanent Mission to the United Nations to support Unrwa's vital role in providing assistance to generations of Palestinian refugees.
Israel alleged that Unrwa staff had worked with Hamas on the 7 October attacks, resulting in close allies of Israel in Europe and the US cutting off aid without any evidence.
An independent report by the UN investigated the claims and found no evidence of Israel’s allegations then, and there is none now.
Because of the Israeli claims, Unrwa lost $450m of life-saving aid for Palestinians facing Israel’s genocide and starvation.
I commend the initiative in favour of @UNRWA, an indispensable lifeline in Gaza and in the region.
— Josep Borrell Fontelles (@JosepBorrellF) May 23, 2024
All EU donors have now resumed their support to the Agency, still in critical financial situation.
We have to step up our support; the needs are only growing. https://t.co/wOHmu3RdQx