UN chief asks donor nations to continue funding UNRWA

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres (Peter K Afriyie/AP)

UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres met behind closed doors with 35 donor nations and appealed again for a restoration of funding and new donations for the embattled UN agency for Palestinian refugees.

The UN chief briefed the ambassadors, including from the European Union, late on Tuesday on actions he had taken following accusations that 12 employees of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) participated in Hamas’ October 7 attacks in southern Israel.