{
	"type": "rich",
	"version": "1.0",
	"provider_name": "Action Network",
	"provider_url": "https://actionnetwork.org",
	
	"html": "<link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/letter/tell-congress-to-reinstate-funding-to-unrwa?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-letter-area-tell-congress-to-reinstate-funding-to-unrwa' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div>",
	"author_name": "MPower Change",
	"author_url": "https://actionnetwork.org/groups/mpower-change",
	"title": "Tell Congress to reinstate funding to UNRWA",
	"thumbnail_url": "https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/letters/photos/000/311/788/normal/Final_Defunding_UNRWA-HZ_(3).png",
	"description": "While Palestinians in Gaza face genocidal violence, the collapse of medical care, and the prospect of starvation, Biden just chose to stop funding the UN agency that serves them. Mere hours after the International Court of Justice’s announcement that Israel is plausibly committing genocide, the Israeli propaganda machine hit back with a deflective and malicious attack of UNRWA. In many cases, Palestinians living under occupation have long relied on UNRWA for basic services. UNRWA is responsible for nearly 150 health clinics, which serve more than 9 million patients every year.¹ Right now, UNRWA facilities are providing shelter for nearly a million people in Gaza² — just under half of the total Gaza population.³ And families in Gaza, who have lost so much, are now facing a greater risk of famine and starvation.⁴ UNRWA plays a crucial role in ensuring the distribution of the little aid that does arrive in southern Gaza. Just yesterday, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) used the word “catastrophic” to describe the likely consequences of pausing UNRWA aid in this moment.⁵ We must act now. You don’t cut aid during a genocide or a famine. Sources: “It’s right to probe UNRWA’s problems – yet what would replace it? Its critics have no answer,” The Guardian, Jan. 31, 2024. “Details Emerge on U.N. Workers Accused of Aiding Hamas Raid,” NYT, Jan. 28, 2024. “What is UNRWA and why are some countries suspending its funding?,” Reuters, Jan. 30, 2024.   “Gaza families struggle to fend off starvation as war rages on,” The Washington Post, Jan. 25. 2024. “WHO chief says defunding UNRWA will have &#x27;catastrophic&#x27; consequences,” Reuters, Jan. 31, 2024.",
	"url": "https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-congress-to-reinstate-funding-to-unrwa"
}