At least nine countries, including top donors the United States and Germany, have paused funding for the UN refugee agency for Palestinians (UNRWA).
Guterres’ absence from the event will come after facing heavy criticism from Israel and its supporters for his response to the war.
"Israel's military operations have spread mass destruction and killed civilians on a scale unprecedented during my time as secretary-general," Guterres said at the opening of a summit in Uganda.
"Israel's military operations have spread mass destruction and killed civilians on a scale unprecedented during my time as secretary-general," Guterres said at the opening of a summit in Uganda.
On Friday mornings, dozens of Israeli-American demonstrators advocate for the 136 hostages still held in Gaza, outside Guterres’s home. “I don’t think he’s against us,” says a protestor.
During António Guterres' tenure as Secretary-General, the UN’s leadership has been notably absent in critical times, including ISIS in Iraq, genocide in Syria, and the Yemen war.
Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.
Instead of throwing a lifeline to Hamas by way of a ceasefire, UN Secretary-General Guterres should be urging the Security Council to encourage an increased flow of humanitarian aid into the Strip.
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The UN Security Council had been due to vote on a brief draft resolution on Friday morning, but it was delayed at the request of the United Arab Emirates.
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