UNRWA
Americanacronym
Example Sentences
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Sam Rose, director of Gaza affairs for the UN's Palestinian refugee agency Unrwa, told the BBC that this will have "major negative consequences on the ability of international organisations to provide healthcare inside Gaza".
From BBC
Israeli security forces entered the compound around 7 a.m. local time and forced security guards on the site to leave before bringing in heavy machinery and tearing down structures, said Jonathan Fowler, a spokesman for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, or Unrwa.
The demolitions are the latest blow to Unrwa, whose work has been severely curtailed since the new laws took effect.
Malinovsky posted a photo of herself on X holding the Unrwa office sign in front of the heavily destroyed compound.
Unrwa says it takes the allegations seriously and denies systemic links to terrorist groups.
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