UN agencies,'stop funding to UNRWA catastrophic for Gaza' - Breaking news. Cutting funding to the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) will have "catastrophic consequences" for Gaza, the heads of several United Nations bodies said in a joint statement today.

“The withdrawal of funds from UNRwa is dangerous and would lead to the collapse of the humanitarian system in Gaza, with far-reaching humanitarian and human rights consequences in the occupied Palestinian territories and across the region,” reads the statement.