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Minister for the Middle East statement on US funding for UNRWA

Alistair Burt has issued this statement following the United States鈥� decision to withdraw funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA).

From:
Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Department for International Development and The Rt Hon Alistair Burt
Published
1 September 2018
This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

The Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt said:

UNRWA is a necessary humanitarian and stabilising force in the region, providing vital services to millions of Palestinian refugees every day.

The UK remains a firmly committed supporter of UNRWA, and Palestinian refugees across the Middle East, and we will do everything we can to maintain continuity of essential services at this time.

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Published 1 September 2018