Trump to, 1. stop future UNRWA funding, 2. withdraw from UN human rights council
Donald Trump is expected to issue an executive order withdrawing the US from the UN human rights council and prohibiting future funding for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) Politico reports.
US funding to UNRWA was suspended in 2024 under Joe Biden’s administration, after Israel accused a handful of UNRWA employees of participating in the Hamas attacks on 7 October 2023
A series of investigations, including one led by the French former foreign minister Catherine Colonna, found some “neutrality related issues” at UNRWA – but emphasised Israel had not provided evidence for its headline allegation.
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August 5, 2024: The UN said on Monday that nine staff working for its Palestine refugee agency UNRWA will be sacked because they may have been involved, in the 7 October 2023 Hamas-led attacks against Israel.
Trump’s first administration cut funding to the agency in 2018 before the Biden administration restarted it again in 2021 and suspended it, in 2024
