Controversy plagued UN agency that employed Oct. 7 terrorists facing new problems as country redirects funding
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UN agencies are reportedly offering themselves as replacements to scandal hit UNRWA that's been riddled with accusations of terrorism since the Hamas terror massacre in southern Israel.
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One U.N. source explained that "several agencies have had behind-the-scenes discussions" about who might "take over and run" UNRWA programming. "One of the main and most notable agencies doing so is the United Nations Development Programme," the source claimed.
"The UNDP has come forward and said that they can take over from UNRWA to advance peace," the source said. They noted that U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres "shot those requests down," leading to an "internal conflict." The source elaborated that recent events "show that there are elements of the U.N. that recognize the challenges and clear issues with UNRWA," but that "even as other agencies are ringing the alarm bells," their "offers are being shot down at the highest levels" of the U.N.
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