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Plan to close UNRWA to be discussed in the 'Board of Peace'.. powers transferred to these entities

Palestine ·

A plan for the gradual closure of UNRWA and the transfer of its powers and activities to the Board of Peace is to be presented, according to Arab and Western diplomatic sources.

UNRWA, a UN agency founded in 1949, provides education, health and relief services to Palestinian refugees in the region, and its future has been debated for several years.

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