The United Nations relief agency for Palestinian refugees, known as UNRWA, is continuing its mandate despite an Israeli ban coming into effect, a UN spokesman said on Thursday.
In October 2024, the Israeli parliament passed two legislations to prohibit UNRWA from operating in the country, and ban Israeli authorities from any contact with the agency. The laws take effect on Thursday.
“UNRWA says that it is committed to staying and delivering,” said Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, at the daily briefing.
Dujarric said he had been in contact with UNRWA representatives who reported that while the headquarters building in East Jerusalem was empty except for security personnel, UNRWA staff members were either in the field, such as at clinics, or working from home or another location.
“Clinics across the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, are open,” he said.
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