January 30, 2024
WHO says row over UNRWA is a ‘distraction’ from crisis in Gaza
Following the decision by several major Western states to suspend their funding for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), the UN’s health agency, the WHO, has urged donors not to be “distracted.”
“Criminal activity can never go unpunished,” WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier said at a media briefing in Geneva. “But the discussion… [is] a distraction from what’s really going on every day, every hour, every minute in Gaza.”
“It’s a distraction from preventing electricity to come into Gaza,” he said.
“It’s also a distraction from the continuous shelling of an entire population — even in areas that just moments before have been designated as safe areas. It’s a distraction from attacking shelters, schools, hospitals,” he added.
At least 12 countries, including Germany and the United…
