Chaired by Spain, the Advisory Commission held an extraordinary meeting on 24 October 2024 in the context of the draft bills on UNRWA introduced in the Knesset.

During the meeting, members shared their deep concerns about the serious consequences for UNRWA and its work should these bills be finally approved.

If adopted, the bills would make it impossible for UNRWA to implement its mandate according to UN General Assembly Resolution 302(IV) (1949) and would effectively prevent the operations of the Agency in the occupied Palestinian territory.

For 75 years, UNRWA has operated in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, Gaza and the wider region providing key services and protection to Palestine refugees and contributing to regional stability.

At present, in the absence of a political solution to the Palestinian-Israel conflict, UNRWA remains an irreplaceable lifeline to millions of Palestine refugees, many of them children, women and youth.