"It has always been and it will always be for every humanitarian agency ... an imperative to preserve and ensure that humanitarian funding is preserved from politicisation," Krahenbuhl said. "It is very important that humanitarian funding not be caught up in political considerations," he said. "The whole point of supporting communities in very difficult conflict environments is that one doesn't have to agree with anyone's leadership. "He underlined that UNRWA provides essential services to some 5.3 million Palestinian refugees across Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank and the Gaza Strip, including running 700 schools and 140 health clinics. "Cutting and reducing funding to UNRWA is not good for regional stability."

Source: Egypt Today January 30, 2018 12:45 UTC