UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has once again exposed how the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) and the Palestinian refugees themselves are subject to a cycle of exploitative violence which does more to serve the international organisation’s humanitarian paradigm. During a meeting on the sidelines of the 77th UN General Assembly, Guterres appealed for more donations for the agency, saying that there has been an ongoing discrepancy in terms of rhetorical support for UNRWA and funding. Describing the agency as “a safety net for the most vulnerable,” Guterres added, “We continue however to have UNRWA remain trapped in financial limbo. It is past time to match overwhelming support for the mandate with more sustainable and predictable funding … Continue reading Palestine’s humanitarian paradigm only serves Israeli interests