Question 4013 — foreign policy

Summary

Mr. Jocelyn Dessigny draws the attention of the Minister Delegate to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, responsible for Europe, to France's financial commitment to UNRWA. Indeed, in addition to the previous accusations against UNRWA and the complicity of 19 of its employees with Hamas terrorists, a former Hamas hostage, released on January 19, 2025, claims to have been detained in UNRWA premises (the Security Agency). the UN for Palestinian refugees). In a statement, UNRWA said this “very serious allegation” must be investigated. The mother of the 24-year-old young woman blamed the United Nations agency in a message on January 31, 2025 on two fingers on her left hand after she was shot and injured by Hamas terrorists during her kidnapping on October 7, 2023. The UNRWA spokesperson herself told the BBC that "these allegations are absolutely serious" and signaled that independent investigations must be carried out into these allegations. According to the spokesperson for the Israeli government, UNRWA is overflowing with hundreds of employees, members of Hamas. Gold on the 28th January 2025, at the UN Security Council in New York, France's permanent representative to the United Nations, reaffirmed France's full support for UNRWA, as well as its Commissioner General. He firmly clarified that France will continue to be a partner of the Office in 2025 and announced a new contribution of 50 million euros for the population of Gaza in 2025, including 20 million euros for UNRWA. In 2024, France had financed UNRWA to the tune of 33 million euros. The MP asks Mr. Le Minister to pay particular attention to this risk of distorting the French attitude towards UNRWA, which is suspected of employing members of Hamas. He asks him if France does not also take the risk of misusing public funds that are so precious in these times of budgetary savings.

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