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   Nitin Pai (nitin@thinktanki.social)'s status on Thursday, 08-Feb-2024 21:42:59 JST Nitin Pai

   I am sure the countries who cut funding to the UNRWA are arranging for other ways to distribute humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza…

   …oh, wait!

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     Srijit Kumar Bhadra (srijit@shonk.social)'s status on Thursday, 08-Feb-2024 21:59:12 JST Srijit Kumar Bhadra

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     @nitin@thinktanki.social
     
     After stopping UNRWA financing, the US plans to transfer aid to other groups operating in Gaza.The United States is pushing for an immediate and serious investigation into the allegations at UNRWA. We’ve been talking about those for a couple of weeks now. As you know, the United Nations has already launched an investigation. The secretary general this morning just announced an independent review led by former French Foreign Minister Colonna on UNRWA policies and procedures with recommendations. All of those things will be under review, I imagine.From the U.S.’s perspective, we want to see concrete results for these approaches. And meanwhile, we’re going to continue to consult closely with other donors on how to continue to meet urgent humanitarian needs in Gaza. We also simultaneously – as you heard Matt talk about, we of course want to be able to continue supporting the important work that is happening in Gaza and the region, and we are looking at what options exist for supporting civilians in Gaza through partners like the World Food Programme, UNICEF, and other NGOs.~ Vedant Patel, Principal Deputy Spokesperson
     
     References:
     1. https://www.state.gov/briefings/department-press-briefing-february-5-2024/
     2. https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-suspending-unrwa-funding-us-aims-to-send-aid-to-other-groups-operating-in-gaza/
     
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