The Arab Parliament affirmed its full support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), appreciating the humanitarian role it plays despite the severe challenges it faces due to the crimes of the Israeli occupation, its restrictive policies, and media disinformation campaigns against it.
According to WAFA News Agency, president of the Arab Parliament, Mohammad bin Ahmed Al Yamahi emphasized during his meeting with UNRWA Director Marc Lassouaoui that the agency remains a cornerstone of humanitarian efforts directed toward the Palestinian people.
He stressed that the continuation of its operations is an urgent necessity given the dire humanitarian conditions in the Palestinian territories.
Al-Yamahi, speaking on the sidelines of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) meetings in Geneva, noted that the Arab Parliament is actively urging countries that have suspended their funding to UNRWA to resume financial support.
He asserted that halting such support constitutes a violation of international law.
He further highlighted that the Arab Parliament issued an official appeal during his address to the IPU General Assembly, calling on member states to reinstate funding for the agency and to bolster its vital humanitarian role.
He underscored that the priority following the ceasefire in Gaza is reconstruction and the delivery of humanitarian aid.
Al-Yamahi also revealed a preliminary agreement with the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of La Francophonie to organize a joint international parliamentary event, in collaboration with UNRWA and the IPU, aimed at issuing a unified global appeal to support the agency and strengthen its humanitarian mission in Palestine.
For his part, Lassouaoui praised the Arab Parliament’s efforts to encourage countries to resume their funding for the agency.
He affirmed UNRWA’s commitment to cooperating with the Arab Parliament to highlight its essential humanitarian and life-sustaining services for the Palestinian people, noting that despite its limited resources, the agency remains a lifeline for millions of refugees in Palestine.
