Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 26257

Occupied Territories: UNRWA

Tabled: 23 January 2025
Answered: 29 January 2025
Named Day

Question

Monica Harding

Liberal DemocratEsher and Walton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the continuity of UNRWA's operations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer
Israeli legislation means United Nations Relief and Work Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) faces a cliff edge in its ability to support Palestinian refugees across the West Bank and Gaza. We remain opposed to the legislation, and uneq...

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