UNRWA: Development Aid
Lords · Question HL1796 · Tabled 21 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Baroness Deech
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to reconsider their funding of UNRWA,?in the light of reports that (1) Ismail Haniyeh, and?a bodyguard of Yahyah Sinwar, were both former UNRWA teachers; and (2) UNRWA staff have stolen food intended fo
Answer
Answered by Lord Collins of Highbury, 6 Nov 2024
We were appalled by the allegations that those involved in the 7 October attacks against Israel may have included United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) staff. The Secretary-General and the Commissioner Gene...