The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) faces scrutiny as Israel accuses its workers of ties to militant groups. UN closes and suspends probes due to lack of evidence. UK Labour pledges support for UNRWA and calls for independent investigations into Gaza war deaths.
Labour vows to back UN Gaza refugee agency whose staff Israel accused of being involved in October 7 Hamas attack https://t.co/NTPGkPLZp9
"UNRWA is the main UN agency on the ground." Shadow Health Secretary @wesstreeting asserts that the UK should resume funding to the agency operating in Gaza. https://t.co/RyD5zKq9cg
"UNRWA is the UK agency on the ground." Shadow Health Secretary @wesstreeting asserts that the UK government should restore funding to the aid provider on the ground in Gaza. https://t.co/Sp3Ch2QnfZ
The United Nations cleared one UNRWA worker and suspended three other cases after finding insufficient evidence of Hamas ties provided by Israel. https://t.co/vFBV8bWsuJ
The United Nations has said that it has closed the case against an employee of its main agency aiding Palestinians in Gaza after Israel provided no evidence to support its claims that the worker took part in the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack. https://t.co/kL8H23syk7
The independent U.N. probe has suspended investigation into 4 of the 12 people accused by Israel of complicity in Hamas's October 7 attack for lack of evidence. It is also examining 6 new names provided by Israel. https://t.co/6h9AlbGNpy
U.N. investigators are looking into allegations against 14 of the 19 staffers from the U.N. relief agency for Palestinians who Israel claims were involved in the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas militants that spurred the latest war in Gaza, a spokesman said Friday. https://t.co/PnMDmwL8s9
UN ends, suspends probes into 5 #UNRWA staffers accused by Israel https://t.co/Dj33IMi6jv
UNWRA issued an emergency appeal for Gaza, writing “most health, water and shelter infrastructure has been flattened by Israeli military operations.” Israel had not provided evidence for its claims that some UNWRA workers were tied to militant groups. https://t.co/TR8aNvGfbo
UN closes probe into one UNRWA worker and suspends 4 more, says evidence lacking https://t.co/RPZYqvNsaO
Great to meet again with my friend @AntonioGuterres in New York. @UKLabour is committed to restoring future funding for @UNRWA and we support calls for an independent investigation and public report into the deaths of humanitarian workers during the war in Gaza. https://t.co/jmVzErSTeQ
Even a temporary prohibition on funding for UNRWA is shortsighted. No other organization has the capacity that UNRWA does to meet the dire needs of the two million people in Gaza who lack adequate food, shelter, and medical care.