EU parliamentarians from 14 countries ask Guterres to shutter UNRWA
EU parliamentarians from 14 countries ask Guterres to shutter UNRWA
The European Union, through its 27 member states, is UNRWA's third-largest donor.
AKIVA VAN KONINGSVELD
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres is welcomed by the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, prior to a bilateral meeting in Brussels, March 20, 2024. Photo by Thierry Monasse/Getty Images.U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres is welcomed by the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, prior to a bilateral meeting in Brussels, March 20, 2024. Photo by Thierry Monasse/Getty Images.
(Feb. 3, 2025 / JNS)
Members of the European Parliament from 14 nations have appealed to the United Nations to shut down the terror-linked U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Israeli media reported on Sunday.
The Jan. 27 missive from Brussels, the content of which was first revealed by Israeli media on Sunday, urges U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres to “put an end to the operations of UNRWA, which contravene the neutrality of the United Nations and do great harm to your essential work and to the image of the organisation you represent.”
The letter, signed by 30 lawmakers from across the European Union, notes reports that the U.N. agency “has contravened all its missions” by allowing the Hamas terror group in the Gaza Strip “to hide hostages, which is politically, morally and legally highly reprehensible.”
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The European Union, through its 27 member states, is UNRWA’s third-largest donor.
“Of course, we understand that refugee management is an important part of the UN’s mission, but we believe that it can be managed by UNHCR,” the parliamentarians added, referring to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the body responsible for all refugees who are not Palestinian.
EU parliamentarians from 14 countries ask Guterres to shutter UNRWA
EU parliamentarians from 14 countries ask Guterres to shutter UNRWA
The European Union, through its 27 member states, is UNRWA's third-largest donor.
AKIVA VAN KONINGSVELD
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres is welcomed by the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, prior to a bilateral meeting in Brussels, March 20, 2024. Photo by Thierry Monasse/Getty Images.U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres is welcomed by the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, prior to a bilateral meeting in Brussels, March 20, 2024. Photo by Thierry Monasse/Getty Images.
(Feb. 3, 2025 / JNS)
Members of the European Parliament from 14 nations have appealed to the United Nations to shut down the terror-linked U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Israeli media reported on Sunday.
The Jan. 27 missive from Brussels, the content of which was first revealed by Israeli media on Sunday, urges U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres to “put an end to the operations of UNRWA, which contravene the neutrality of the United Nations and do great harm to your essential work and to the image of the organisation you represent.”
The letter, signed by 30 lawmakers from across the European Union, notes reports that the U.N. agency “has contravened all its missions” by allowing the Hamas terror group in the Gaza Strip “to hide hostages, which is politically, morally and legally highly reprehensible.”
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The European Union, through its 27 member states, is UNRWA’s third-largest donor.
“Of course, we understand that refugee management is an important part of the UN’s mission, but we believe that it can be managed by UNHCR,” the parliamentarians added, referring to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the body responsible for all refugees who are not Palestinian.