What impact will UNRWA funding cuts have on Gaza? Marc Lamont Hill speaks with UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese.
The humanitarian situation in Gaza is worsening with more than 26,000 Palestinians killed and 1.7 million people displaced since October 7.
At least a dozen countries have announced they will suspend funds to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) after Israel accused 12 agency employees of taking part in the September 7 attacks. october.
UNRWA has been a crucial provider of humanitarian aid to Gaza, so why, in times of crisis and based solely on allegations, have countries withdraw their funding? What will happen to civilians who depend on the agency for their survival?
On In the front This week, Marc Lamont Hill speaks with UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, about the looming consequences of funding cuts to the UNWRA.