Global Ministries among 104 Organizations Urging Trump Administration to Include UNRWA in Gaza’s Recovery
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency USA National Committee (UNRWA USA) led a national coalition of 104 civil society organizations including Global Ministries of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and United Church of Christ to urge the Trump Administration to include the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in its plans for Gaza’s recovery.
In a joint letter to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, refugee, human rights, and humanitarian organizations called on the Trump Administration “to re-open lines of communication with UNRWA and allow the Agency to continue fulfilling its mandate in accordance with international humanitarian principles, until a just and lasting solution to the plight of Palestine refugees is secured.”
UNRWA remains the backbone of the humanitarian response in the Gaza Strip, with some 12,000 local staff delivering life-saving services every day, including 40 percent of all primary healthcare. Four independent investigations have affirmed the Agency’s neutrality. Despite this, the Administration maintains that UNRWA will have no role in Gaza’s future and continues to block critical humanitarian funding from the US government.