UN leader says Palestinian aid agency cannot be replaced amid scrutiny

UN leader says Palestinian aid agency cannot be replaced amid scrutiny

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said Thursday there is no organization that could effectively replace the U.N.’s Palestinian aid agency, known as UNRWA. UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, is under scrutiny after Israel alleged that 12 of its employees were involved in Hamas’s attack on Israel. The U.S.,…

Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations, warned that the agency under the UN for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) cannot be replaced. ALSO READ: Israeli drone attack leaves a civilian dead in Khan Yunis Guterres said he is leading talks to re-establish suspended payments by the United States, Great Britain, Germany and Japan. Countries donated resources for Palestinians but cut funding because of conflicting opinions on the Israel…

UN chief warns Palestinian aid agency cannot be replaced

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday warned that his organization's Palestinian refugee agency cannot be replaced, even as it faces criticism after 12 staffers were implicated…

UN chief warns Palestinian aid agency cannot be replaced

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday warned that his organization's Palestinian refugee agency cannot be replaced, even as it faces criticism after 12 staffers were implicated…

UN chief warns Palestinian aid agency cannot be replaced

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday warned that his organization's Palestinian refugee agency cannot be replaced, even as it faces criticism after 12 staffers were implicated in Hamas's attack on Israel.Several countries -- including the United States, Britain, Germany and Japan -- have suspended funding to the UNRWA agency, and Guterres has led crunch talks with donor countries to have payments reinstated.

UN chief says it won’t be possible to replace UNRWA: ‘No other group has meaningful presence in Gaza’