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United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA)

Israel’s parliament (Knesset) has passed 2 bills to ban the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) from operating in Israel and the Palestinian territories. The Knesset also voted to designate UNRWA a terrorist organisation, cutting all ties with the agency.

Piyush Published On October 30th, 2024 Leave a comment

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Israel’s parliament (Knesset) has passed 2 bills to ban the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) from operating in Israel and the Palestinian territories. The Knesset also voted to designate UNRWA a terrorist organisation, cutting all ties with the agency.

About UNRWA

It was established in 1949 by the UN general Assembly to provide aid to about 700,000 Palestinians who were forced to leave their homes during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.
It operates in Gaza, West Bank, Lebanon, Syria and Jordan. (HQ – Gaza)
It runs education, health, relief, social services, microfinance and emergency assistance programmes inside and outside refugee camps in these areas.
In the absence of a solution to the Palestine refugee problem, the General Assembly has repeatedly renewed UNRWA’s mandate, most recently extending it until 30 June

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