UNRWA to See: European Commission funds will only support continued relief in the areas where we work

The European Commission announced the allocation of an additional amount of 68 million euros to support the Palestinians throughout the region, and it will be implemented through international partners such as the Red Cross and Red Crescent. This comes after a number of countries suspended their funding to UNRWA after accusations that a number of employees working at the UN agency were involved in an attack. October 7th.

Bringing the total to 150 million euros. The Commission will begin paying 50 million euros from UNRWA next week. The Commission also allocated 125 million euros in humanitarian aid to the Palestinians for the year 2024.

The Commission will also begin disbursing a first tranche of 50 million euros out of an expected 82 million euros to UNRWA for the year 2024. 

Commenting on this European aid, Enas Hamdan, Acting Director of the UNRWA Information Office in Gaza, said in exclusive statements to the See website that: “These funds, which the European Commission will contribute within the contributions allocated to UNRWA for the year 2024, will certainly support the continued provision of relief services in all areas in which UNRWA operates.” “.

She added: “The financial crisis is still ongoing and there is still a suspension of support from 16 countries.” UNRWA can continue its operations during March, but the funding problem will remain after March.”

Recently, the UN agency witnessed attempts by the Hebrew state to liquidate UNRWA in the occupied Palestinian territories, after reports spread accusing a number of employees of the UN agency of involvement in the October 7 attack, which ignited the fuse of war in the Gaza Strip and created a severe humanitarian crisis. Accusations: Several European countries announced cutting their funding to UNRWA, amid warnings from a number of countries and international organizations of the danger of taking this step.