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12/12/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/12/2025 11:27

UNRWA Commissioner-General: UN Vote Backs ICJ Ruling, Urges Support for Gaza Relief

From Philippe Lazzarini, the UNRWA Commissioner-General as posted on his official X account (previously known as Twitter)

The UN General Assembly has given a strong endorsement to the ruling by the International Court of Justice that claims about UNRWA

being infiltrated by Hamas are not substantiated, nor are allegations that UNRWA is not a neutral organisation.
This vote is an important sign of support for UNRWA from the overwhelming majority of the international community.
As the CIJ_ICJ stressed, UNRWA is the key humanitarian actor in the occupied Palestinian territory, and everything must be done to facilitate our work, not hinder or prevent it.
I urge Member States to continue supporting our efforts to respond to the dire humanitarian conditions in Gaza and expand our critical public health and education services.

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