The UNRWA chief praises Norway after the rise in help

The cash is along with the help of 275 million that Norway has already contributed to date this 12 months, mentioned Growth Minister Anne Beathe Tvinnereim (Sp) at a press convention on Monday.

– UNRWA has funding till July, following that we do not know what occurs. The funding comes from month to month, says UNRWA’s head Philippe Lazzarini.

UNRWA is the UN support group for Palestinian refugees and is essential for the emergency aid work in Gaza. They coordinate virtually all humanitarian support to the Palestinian space.

Deep disaster

The group has been in deep disaster since January. Then the US and a variety of different international locations stopped help on account of accusations from Israel that twelve of UNRWA’s 13,000 Gaza staff participated within the assault in opposition to Israel on 7 October. Israel has not supplied proof for the allegations. Virtually all international locations have resumed help, however not the US.

Lazzarini is in Oslo on Monday, the place he has had a gathering with Overseas Minister Espen Barth Eide (Ap) and the Minister for Growth.

Thanks Norway

Norway didn’t cease help following the Israeli accusations. Lazzarini praised Norway for being devoted.

– Thanks to the Norwegian authorities for being a robust supporter of the group over a protracted time frame, not solely financially, but additionally for being a strategic associate, mentioned Lazzarini.

Lazzarini talks a couple of very tough state of affairs within the Gaza Strip and says the combating continues within the south of the world, together with in Rafah. When requested concerning the pauses that the Israeli army is alleged to have launched within the combating, he replies that nothing has modified but.