Protests by Outraged Refugees Close UNRWA Food Distribution Points in Gaza Sanaa Alswerky 02/23/2021
Palestinians reject reduced food parcels as political move; UN agency says change means more families will benefit
[Gaza City] Dozens of Palestinian refugees protested outside the headquarters of the United Nations agency for refugees in the southern Gaza governorate of Khan Younis on Sunday, to express their rejection of the ongoing cuts to the agency’s services and of its recent decision to implement a unified food basket system for all beneficiaries in the coastal enclave.
The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, or UNRWA, announced on Saturday that distribution of 2021’s first monthly cycle of food aid parcels “will start on Sunday, February 21, according to a new unified parcel system,” instead of the previous dual yellow/white parcel system.