The United Nations Security Council held a meeting as a number of countries announced that they would suspend funding to UN agency staff working in the Gaza Strip in Palestine after it was suspected that they were involved in attacks on Israel by the Islamic group Hamas. , the representative of the United States stressed that funding cannot be resumed without a thorough investigation and organizational change.
UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees) staff working in the Gaza Strip were suspected of being involved in Hamas' attack on Israel in October last year, leading to a temporary suspension of funding to UNRWA. A number of countries are making statements.
Against this backdrop, a closed-door meeting was held at the United Nations Security Council on the 30th in which Senior Humanitarian Reconstruction Coordinator for the Gaza Strip Kahu reported on the situation in Gaza.
"There is no substitute for the humanitarian role being played in Gaza. Given the magnitude of the needs, the scale and complexity of the crisis, we We all need to step up our efforts,'' he said, reiterating the importance of humanitarian assistance.
On the other hand, United Nations Ambassador Thomas Greenfield of the United States, the largest donor to UNRWA, said that UNRWA's work was essential, but said, ``I have no idea how the organization was operating before we resumed funding.'' "We need to investigate how the organization was managing its staff and make fundamental changes," he said, emphasizing the need for an investigation and organizational changes in order for funding to be resumed.