ICRC Director: Will not replace UNRWA
Published: Monday, Apr 29th 2024, 00:40
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The International Committee of the Red Cross will not replace the UN Palestinian Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). "We already have enough to do without trying to replace other organizations," said ICRC Director Pierre Krähenbühl.
"We have completely different mandates. UNRWA received its mandate from the UN General Assembly, the ICRC from the Geneva Conventions," Krähenbühl said in an interview with "Le Temps" published on Monday. "The ICRC will therefore not take over UNRWA's mandate".
In the interview, Krähenbühl reacted to the demand from parts of the SVP and FDP that the ICRC should replace the Palestinian relief organization UNRWA.
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