Muslim Council of Britain: Government should reverse UNRWA funding freeze

RELIGIONS NEWS AGENCY (REDNA) – The Muslim Council of Britain has expressed “deep concern” over the  government’s decision to suspend funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Gaza.

The move followed allegations that 12 UNRWA employees were connected to the October 7th Hamas attacks on Israel.

MCB Secretary-General, Zara Mohammed said: “At a time when Gaza has become a place of death and despair and where 90 percent of Gazans are displaced, more than one in four starving, and without a single fully functional hospital in the strip, our government, along with others, has taken the drastic step of cutting vital aid funding.

While UNRWA diligently investigates the matter, the Muslim Council of Britain calls upon UK government to reverse its position and prioritise the desperate humanitarian situation.”