Gaza Refugee Committee Warns of Service, Staff Cuts at UN Palestinian Refugee Agency
A Gaza-based refugee committee says restructuring and staff reductions at UNRWA threaten education, health, relief and protection services for Palestinian refugees.
A refugee committee in Gaza has expressed alarm over what it described as restructuring and staff reductions within the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), warning that the changes could undermine essential services for Palestinian refugees, according to Anadolu Agency.
The committee said the cuts threaten to disrupt education, health, relief and protection services that UNRWA has long provided to Palestinian refugees in Gaza and elsewhere, the report said.
Anadolu Agency did not provide further details on the scale of the staff reductions or the specific restructuring measures cited by the committee.
UNRWA has for decades been the principal UN body responsible for providing humanitarian aid and services to Palestinian refugees, including in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.
This report is based solely on information provided by Anadolu Agency. Further details on the committee's statement, UNRWA's response, or the specific nature of the reported cuts were not immediately available.
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- Gaza refugee committee alarmed over service, staff cut in UN agency for Palestinian refugees — Anadolu Agency (Turkey)
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