13 December 2024

In response to recent media reports on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Development Programme (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµDP)¡¯s role in Gaza, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµDP emphasises that the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA) is indispensable and irreplaceable.

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµDP further reaffirms the?statement of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Secretary-General Ant¨®nio Guterres?that ¡°Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA is the principal means by which essential assistance is supplied to Palestine refugees in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. There is no alternative to Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA.¡±

This position has also been emphasised in numerous public statements including most recently in a statement by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Principals.

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµDP¡¯s Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People is mandated by the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ General Assembly to work across the occupied Palestinian territory ¡°to improve the economic and social conditions of the Palestinian people by identifying their social and economic needs and by establishing concrete projects to that end.¡±

Based on our presence and experience, we are currently contributing to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ¡¯s humanitarian response in Gaza to address critical needs in close coordination with our partners and sister Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ agencies, including Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA, in line with our mandate.


Document Type: Press Release, Statement
Document Sources: United Nations Development Programme (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµDP)
Subject: Armed conflict, Assistance, Gaza Strip, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA
Publication Date: 13/12/2024
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