THE UK Government’s decision to suspend funding for the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees has been criticised by Christian Aid. On Saturday, a spokesperson for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said that the UK was “temporarily pausing any future funding”. “I urge countries who have suspended their funding to reconsider their decisions before UNRWA is forced to suspend its humanitarian response. The Israeli government has long raised concerns about UNRWA, and, on Saturday, the Board of Deputies welcomed the UK Government’s decision. A spokesman for UNRWA, Adnan Abu Hasna, warned that “pushing more Palestinian residents to Rafah city is pushing things towards explosion”.

Source: The Times January 29, 2024 21:37 UTC