Lazzarini informed the member states of the General Assembly To the United Nations 193 countries, the need to take measures to prevent Israel From implementing legislation prohibiting the agency’s operations in the Palestinian territories.
In accordance with the laws he adopted Israeli Parliament Last month, the ban takes effect after 90 days.
It is considered “UNRWA“The main agency for distributing humanitarian aid in the Strip GazaAlmost the entire population of about 3.2 million Palestinians depends on aid to survive amid war. Israel Continuing for more than a year with movement agitation.
The United Nations said, in a letter, an excerpt of which was seen by Reuters on Wednesday, that finding an alternative to UNRWA in Gaza and the West Bank is not the responsibility of the international organization, noting that this problem falls on Israel.
Courtenay Rattray, Head of the Office of the UN Secretary-General, wrote António GuterresTo a senior Israeli foreign affairs official late Tuesday evening, “I would like to point out, as a general note, that it is not our responsibility to replace UNRWA, and we are not able to do so.”
United Nations spokesman Stephane Dujarric said that Guterres stressed on Monday that UNRWA is essential and there is no alternative to it.
Dujarric pointed out that if the laws are fully implemented and it becomes impossible for UNRWA to operate, Israel will be responsible for providing humanitarian materials and services to the Palestinians, in addition to education and health care.
