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Published 23 Apr, 2024 05:11pm

EU urges donors to fund UNRWA after review

The EU’s humanitarian chief has urged international donors to fund the UN agency for Palestinians after a review said Israel had not yet provided evidence that hundreds of staff were members of terrorist groups, AFP reports.

European Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarcic welcomed the report for “underlining the agency’s significant number of compliance systems in place as well as recommendations for their further upgrade.

“I call on the donors to support UNRWA — the Palestinian refugees’ lifeline,” he wrote on X.

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