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Written question asked by Lord Shinkwin (Conservative) on Monday, 25 March 2024, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 10 April 2024. It was answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative) on Tuesday, 16 April 2024 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.


UNRWA: Equipment

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reported sale of equipment imported by UNRWA to (1) Hamas, and (2) Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

Answer

The UK takes allegations of neutrality violations extremely seriously including reports of diversion of equipment. This is something we monitor closely in our annual assessment of UNRWA. UNRWA has a number of measures in place to prevent aid diversion.

We are closely following the independent investigation into UNRWA neutrality policies and systems, led by Catherine Colonna, which will look at all aspects of UNRWA's work.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL3602
Session
2023-24
Subjects
Equipment Hamas UNRWA Palestinian Islamic Jihad
Link
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