The Secretary General of the United Nations, requested this Sunday that financing be resumed for the (UNRWA, for its acronym in English), seriously questioned by the possible involvement of some of its members in the attacks of the Islamist group to last October 7.

“The UN is taking swift action following extremely serious allegations against several staff of the UNRWA. These alleged abhorrent acts must have consequences. But the humanitarian needs of the desperate populations UNRWA serves must be met.“said the Portuguese leader in a statement published in the early hours of Sunday.

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Guterres’ communication ensures that “Of the 12 people involved, nine were immediately identified and fired by the UNRWA Commissioner General, Philippe Lazzarini; The death of one is confirmed and the identity of the other two is being clarified”.

“Any UN employee involved in acts of terrorism must be held accountable, including through criminal proceedings. The Secretariat is willing to cooperate with a competent authority capable of prosecuting individuals in accordance with the Secretariat’s normal procedures for such cooperation”adds the statement, which also clarifies that UNRWA had also previously announced a “full and independent review” from the organization on January 17.

However, Guterres emphasizes that two million civilians in Loop “They depend on critical support from UNRWA for their daily survival.”, but the agency’s current funding will not allow it to “meet all the requirements to support them in February”.

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Several countries, including USA and Canada, announced that they will cut their financial aid to UNRWA after revealing information according to which members of their staff had participated in the series of coordinated attacks that Hamas carried out the past October 7.

After the attack, Israel has deployed a vast military operation after which nearly 26,200 Palestinians have died in the Gaza Strip.

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