Lazzarini: Can UNRWA survive the Israeli campaign and funding cuts? | UNRWA

UNRWA High Commissioner Philippe Lazzarini discusses the challenges facing the UN agency that was established to support Palestinian refugees. Amid the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where more than 250 UNRWA workers have been killed and infrastructure destroyed, the agency is also facing accusations from Israel of links to Hamas, which it denies. .

These claims have led to frozen funding from major Western donors, threatening its operations. With millions of Palestinians dependent on its support, Lazzarini discusses whether UNRWA can withstand political and financial attacks while continuing to carry out its mandate in one of the most complex crises and most devastating in the world.