Supported by: Rona Mackay*, Clare Haughey*, Sandra White*, Ash Denham*, Gordon MacDonald*, Clare Adamson*, David Torrance*, Alex Rowley* *S5M-10250 Ivan McKee: Funding Cut to UN Relief and Works Agency That the Parliament — is appalled by the reported announcement by the United States Government that it is to cut its funding for the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) by more than half; believes that this decision threatens the security of millions of Palestinian refugees, including those in need of emergency food assistance and other support in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, the West Bank and Gaza; is concerned that this will also impact on Palestinian refugees' access to primary health care and the right to education of 525,000 boys and girls in 700 UNRWA schools, and calls on the UK Government to reaffirm the UK's support for UNRWA, to ask the UN Secretary General to convene a special conference to develop new funding alliances to secure the future of UNRWA, to urgently make representations to the World Bank and IDB Trust Fund to consider the case for supporting UNRWA, and to promote the public appeal for funds that UNRWA has launched.