UNRWA

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UNRWA

  1. (UN) Initialism of United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.
    • 2024 January 27, Bethan McKernan, “UK to pause funding for key UN aid agency for Palestinian refugees”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN:
      The countries announced the suspension this weekend after UNRWA, the UN’s Relief and Works Agency for Palestine, revealed an investigation had been launched into 12 members of staff who allegedly took part in the 7 October attack led by Hamas that killed 1,140 people.