Arab and Muslim countries back Unrwa amid US terror designation threat

The foreign ministers of eight Muslim and Arab countries issued a statement of support on Friday for the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa).

Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, the UAE, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey and Qatar affirmed “the indispensable role of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East in protecting the rights of Palestinian refugees and caring for their affairs”.

The statement follows a report by Reuters that the Trump administration has discussed slapping a terror designation on Unrwa.