States defunding UNRWA may be violating genocide convention: expert

A number of countries – including Australia, Britain, Finland, Germany and Italy – on Saturday followed the lead of the United States in pausing UNRWA funding.

As usual Governments jump to conclusions if they support Israel! – Mark

A UN expert warned Sunday that countries defunding the UN agency for Palestinian refugees were breaching a court order to provide effective aid in Gaza and could be violating the international genocide convention.

A number of donor countries – including Australia, Britain, Finland, Germany and Italy – on Saturday followed the lead of the United States in suspending additional funding to UNRWA.

That came after Israel alleged that several of the UN agency’s staff members were involved in Hamas’s 7 October attack.

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