Israel-Gaza: UN warning that aid system could collapse if UNRWA funding is withheld | BBC News

Top UN officials have warned that the withdrawal of funding for its main aid agency in Gaza could lead to the "collapse of the humanitarian system".

They spoke out after the US, UK and other countries halted funding over the alleged role of some UN staff in the 7 October Hamas attacks on Israel.

The UN sacked several of its staff over the allegations.

It said an investigation into its agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, is underway.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described UNRWA as "perforated with Hamas", saying Israel has "discovered that there were 13 UNRWA workers who actually participated, either directly or indirectly, in the 7 October massacre".

But the US, the biggest donor to the UNWRA, has said it wants to see the aid agency continue its work.

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[NicholasVarias]

Those who pay for it, most taxpayers in the west, have the right to put conditions on how their money is spent! I am one of them!

[babalonkie]

193 Countries in the UN... 11 stopping does not explain why the other 180 cant cover a single small department. Foreign AID is not a entitlement, especially if you attack the people giving it.

[piyushwalia]

Am sure Iran, Yemen, jordan, Kuwait, Egypt all of them are able to provide financial and humanitarian aid to there fellow neighbours . They definitely support Hamas and their leaders, providing them refuge.

[gab]

It was already known for years, but they refused to do something about it. Same as what they teach the little ones. It's disgusting

[AnotherMartinez]

I don’t want my Country’s money to continue writing checks for the corrupt UNRWA and UN bodies

[AgentSmith]

United Nations points finger but takes no responsibility for its betrayal. Not one more penny.

[josephsimui]

It is the responsibility of South Africa now.

[jacquiwirz]

South Africa, Iran, Turkey, Jordan, Quatar … they could fund UNWRA.

[traccas]

Maybe the UN should be more robust in it's checks on it's staff before criticising countries for not supporting an organisation that has terrorists working for it.

[itachiofthesharingan]

I thought Palestians are anti West and American but why you make noise when they stop the funding. Why don't you just get the donor from the arab countries?
Looking at the condition of Gaza (throughout it's history), one would have to question whether the money ever actually went to the people, let Iran and South Africa fund them

[pranteranaud]

Western tax payers have a right to defend their money and where it's spent.

[annklonl]

Well ...

Would I continue offering help if my hand gets bitten every single time? Would I want to continue offering help to find out that all my efforts only support the attacks against me?

[TheGeroreillyshow]

UNRWA's impartiality and credibility has been fatily flawed and the UN should unreservedly apologize and accept responsibility.

[blackcoffee.]

One thing you'll never hear from Gaza is 'Thank you'.

[Den]

Palestinians are refugees for 3 generations in Gaza... That is playing the system... $2100 a month to Palestinians families while US have so many homeless....

[adamadler]

The international community has sent billions of dollars in aid to the Gaza Strip to provide relief to the more than 2 million Palestinians living there. From 2014 to 2020, U.N. agencies spent nearly $4.5 billion in Gaza, including $600 million in 2020 alone. Wonder where all that money went.

[inigomontoya]

I'm a poor American and could use some US aid...

[michael-mvfj]

So what would the UN and the BBC like people to do. Continue providing funding, to an organisation, who has known for years that aid has been used to build Terrorists networks. If so, that would not surprise me, considering the current Secretary General all but excused or made excuses for Hamas, when they invaded a Sovereign Country, and committed all sorts of atrocities. No I am not Jewish, I am Irish and an ex UN peace keeper, who is well versed on the antics of the Palestinians.

[borisniba]

Were is south Africa to pour in the money for the people of Gaza

[primal]

It is not the countries of the West responsibility to pay for humanitarian aid to Gaza. There are plenty of other countries that can fund this UN organization besides Western countries!