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France, Germany, UK express concern over Israel’s ban on UN agency for Palestinian refugees

ENGLISH 31.01.2025 - 19:28, Güncelleme: 31.01.2025 - 19:28
 

France, Germany, UK express concern over Israel’s ban on UN agency for Palestinian refugees

No other UN agency can replace the UNRWA mandate, experience, says joint statement
France, Germany, and the UK on Friday expressed "grave concern" over Israel’s ban on the UN agency for Palestinian refugees or UNRWA. “We, the Foreign Ministers of the United Kingdom, France and Germany reiterate our grave concern regarding the Government of Israel’s implementation of legislation forbidding any contact between Israeli state entities, officials and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA); and prohibiting any UNRWA presence within Israel and East Jerusalem,” a joint statement said. Asking Israel to comply with its international obligations and stick to “its responsibility to ensure full, rapid, safe and unhindered humanitarian assistance and the provision of basic services to the civilian population,” the group of countries urged Israel to work with international partners, UN. “No other entity or UN Agency currently has the capacity or infrastructure to replace UNRWA’s mandate and experience,” they underlined. The countries also reiterated their support for UNRWA’s in provide essential services and humanitarian assistance to Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. “We reiterate our full endorsement and support for the ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Hamas,” they added. The Israeli government formally implemented its ban on UNRWA’s activities in occupied East Jerusalem, forcing the agency to vacate its facilities in the city. International staff left East Jerusalem after their Israeli visas expired, while local employees did not report to their offices. Israel had ordered UNRWA to shut down all its operations in East Jerusalem by Thursday, in line with a directive communicated in a letter from Israel’s Permanent Representative to the UN Danny Danon to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Jan. 24. Following the order, UNRWA evacuated its headquarters in Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem, where it had operated since 1951, as well as a clinic in the Old City and multiple schools, including a vocational training center. The move came amid growing tensions between Israel and international organizations, as multiple UN bodies continue to raise concerns over the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza and the West Bank.
No other UN agency can replace the UNRWA mandate, experience, says joint statement

France, Germany, and the UK on Friday expressed "grave concern" over Israel’s ban on the UN agency for Palestinian refugees or UNRWA.

“We, the Foreign Ministers of the United Kingdom, France and Germany reiterate our grave concern regarding the Government of Israel’s implementation of legislation forbidding any contact between Israeli state entities, officials and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA); and prohibiting any UNRWA presence within Israel and East Jerusalem,” a joint statement said.

Asking Israel to comply with its international obligations and stick to “its responsibility to ensure full, rapid, safe and unhindered humanitarian assistance and the provision of basic services to the civilian population,” the group of countries urged Israel to work with international partners, UN.

“No other entity or UN Agency currently has the capacity or infrastructure to replace UNRWA’s mandate and experience,” they underlined.

The countries also reiterated their support for UNRWA’s in provide essential services and humanitarian assistance to Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

“We reiterate our full endorsement and support for the ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Hamas,” they added.

The Israeli government formally implemented its ban on UNRWA’s activities in occupied East Jerusalem, forcing the agency to vacate its facilities in the city.

International staff left East Jerusalem after their Israeli visas expired, while local employees did not report to their offices.

Israel had ordered UNRWA to shut down all its operations in East Jerusalem by Thursday, in line with a directive communicated in a letter from Israel’s Permanent Representative to the UN Danny Danon to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Jan. 24.

Following the order, UNRWA evacuated its headquarters in Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem, where it had operated since 1951, as well as a clinic in the Old City and multiple schools, including a vocational training center.

The move came amid growing tensions between Israel and international organizations, as multiple UN bodies continue to raise concerns over the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza and the West Bank.

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