Israel says some UN agency staff were involved in the October 7 Hamas attacks.
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) offers a lifeline to nearly 6 million people.
Established in 1949, its mission is to provide aid to Palestinians forced to leave their homes when the State of Israel was created and to their still displaced descendants.
Now, the future of the agency – and those who depend on it to survive – is threatened.
Several Western nations have suspended their funding to UNRWA in the wake of Israeli accusations that some of its members were involved in Hamas attacks in southern Israel on October 7.
The agency fired some employees and opened an investigation.
What impact will suspending aid have on the Palestinian people – both in Gaza and beyond?
Presenter: Nastasya Tay
Guests:
Samir Zaqout: Palestinian rights and social activist who lives in Gaza and has been displaced by Israel's war.
Ardi Imseis – professor of international law at Queen's University and former legal advisor to UNRWA
Raymond Johansen – Secretary General of Norwegian People's Aid and former Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of Norway
