Tag: UNRWA
Gaza and Israel
This fact sheet is current as at June 11, 2020.
SUMMARY
The Gaza Strip is a small enclave bordering Israel and Egypt. In 2005, all Israeli...
Biblio File: A Return to Sanity
If the goal is to create a Palestinian state, the refugee ideology and structures such as UNRWA make this almost impossible.
UN-healthy
This long feature story documents this pervasive tendency across the WHO and other UN bodies, including the General Assembly, Human Rights Council, UNRWA, UNESCO and UNICEF, as manifested primarily by long records of discriminatory and factually dubious treatments of Israeli-Palestinian questions.
Australia and Israel at the United Nations
Australia and Israel have worked together in the United Nations going back prior to the establishment of the modern state of Israel in 1948.
Australian Government notes UNRWA concerns, but continues funding
The Australia Government will not withhold funding to United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), but will continue to make representations to UNRWA management to ensure funding is spent in a “targeted” way, Senate committee has heard.
Noted and Quoted – February 2020
A surprising inclusion in the Age and Sydney Morning Herald (Jan. 2) was the coverage given, as part of the release of Cabinet papers under the 20-year rule, to revelations that former Foreign Minister Alexander Downer in 1998 “feared Australia was seen as ‘overly supportive’ of Israel"
Australia’s UNRWA Conundrum
The future of Australia’s decades-long commitment to UNRWA, a highly problematic UN-run agency, is currently being considered by the Federal Government. Now is the time to consider how best to use Australia’s foreign aid to progress peace between Palestinians and Israelis, and serve Palestinian humanitarian needs.
Behind the News – December 2019
Israel responded to the attack on Nov. 20, striking dozens of targets in Syria belonging to Iran’s Quds Force and the Syrian Assad regime.
Decisions need to be made after UNRWA director’s departure
It is the perfect time for Australia to review its sizeable contribution to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), following the departure of its director-general Pierre Krahenbuhl.
Australia at the table as UN discusses Palestinian funding
Australia was represented at a United Nations committee meeting that called for more funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).
