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UNRWA Funding Suspension
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22 minutes
Released:
Feb 14, 2024
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Podcast episode
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The main United Nations agency responsible for aid to Palestinians, also known as UNRWA, is in the eye of the storm, as an unprecedented humanitarian disaster unfolds in the Gaza Strip.
Some employees of UNRWA are accused by Israel of having been involved in the Hamas attacks of 7 October, 2023. Since these allegations were made public by the agency itself, several Western countries, led by the USA, have suspended their funding.
Our guest for this episode is Riccardo Bocco, Emeritus Professor in Anthropology and Sociology at the Geneva Graduate Institute
Some employees of UNRWA are accused by Israel of having been involved in the Hamas attacks of 7 October, 2023. Since these allegations were made public by the agency itself, several Western countries, led by the USA, have suspended their funding.
Our guest for this episode is Riccardo Bocco, Emeritus Professor in Anthropology and Sociology at the Geneva Graduate Institute
Released:
Feb 14, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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