UNITED STATES: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sent a letter on Tuesday (Oct 30) to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu protesting a new law that could effectively cripple the UN agency responsible for aiding Palestinian refugees (UNRWA).
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attends a plenary session in the outreach BRICS Plus format at the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia on Oct 24, 2024. UNITED STATES: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sent a letter on Tuesday to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu protesting a new law that could effectively cripple the UN agency responsible for aiding Palestinian refugees .
"I appeal to you and to the government of Israel to prevent such devastating consequences and to allow UNRWA to continue carrying out its activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, in accordance with its obligations under international law," Guterres wrote. Guterres argued that under international law an occupying power must implement mechanisms for aiding the people living in that occupied territory.
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