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‘No role for UNRWA in Gaza’: Does the Board of Peace toe Israeli lines?
The US-led Board of Peace has said UNRWA will have no role in Gaza, echoing a longstanding Israeli demand and excluding the agency from a $2.4bn, 66-project reconstruction blueprint unveiled on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. UNRWA acting Commissioner-General Christian Saunders rejected the move, saying the agency remains an institution of considerable humanitarian and strategic value whose capabilities cannot easily be replicated. The decision comes as key elements of the ceasefire, including Israeli withdrawal and Hamas disarmament, remain stalled.












