Palestinian Refugees
Abdelatty stressed that suspending financial contributions to UNRWA is unacceptable and amounts to collective punishment against the Palestinians. He described this position as unjust, undermining the credibility of the multilateral system and the enforcement of international law without discrimination.
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi reiterated Egypt’s “endless” support for United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) during a Saturday meeting with UNRWA’s under-secretary Philip Lazzarini.
Krahenbuhl, commissioner-general of the UNRWA, expressed on Wednesday his hope for continuing coordination and consultation with Egypt during the coming period.
Twenty one aid groups wrote to the Trump admin. to object to withholding $65 million in U.S. contributions to the UN agency that serves Palestinian refugees.
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry affirmed to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl during their meeting Monday
