October 2, 2026 Categories: Op-Eds
Towards the UNRWA mandate renewal: Involve the UNRWA Donor Nations
It is a foregone conclusion that the UN General Assembly will vote to renew the UNRWA mandate this Friday, December 13th, which will once again confine descendants of Arab refugees from the 1948 war to yet another three years of “temporary” refugee perpetuity. The question remains: Will UNRWA donor nations insist on reasonable conditions for the UNRWA mandate renewal? You can make a difference if you send this letter or a version of it, to ten major donors to UNRWA, with the contact information of their UN ambassadors listed below.
Dear Ambassador…
We are asking you, as a representative in the General Assembly of one of the ten donor nations which contribute the most money to UNRWA, to ensure conditions are imposed on UNRWA’s operations.
Here are several conditions we recommend:
1. Cancel the new UNRWA curriculum
The new curriculum incorporates principles of Jihad, martyrdom and “right of return” by force of arms, in UN schools which are supposed to promote the UNRWA slogan of “Peace Starts Here.” The path to peace begins in the classroom – but not in these classrooms where Palestinian children are taught that they must fight Israel to control all the land from the Jordan River to the sea.
And in that proposed scenario, what is to become of the Jews? Please watch the movie at this link: https://vimeo.com/370467523 as children declare that all the Jews currently living in the state of Israel will be eliminated..
2. Cease paramilitary training in all UNRWA schools
UNRWA should demonstrate commitment to UN principles for “peace education”; the training of child soldiers is in flagrant violation of UN principles and international law.
3. Insist that UNRWA dismiss employees affiliated with Hamas.
In accordance with laws on the books in many Western nations, it is forbidden to provide aid to any agency that employs members of a terrorist organization.
- Demand fiscal transparency– all donor funds that flow to UNRWA should be audited. Since the UN itself does not provide any funds, there is no internal audit going on.
- Sweden– Annual Donation: $64,999,762 Swedish Ambassador to the UN Olof Skoog Olof.skoog@gov.se (note: this email not confirmed) sweden@un.int 212-583-2543 917-239-0941
- Japan Annual Donation- $44,999,224 Japanese Ambassador to the UN: H. E. Mr. Ishikane Kimihiro Web site says email is: japan.mission@dn.mofa.go.jp 212-521-1509 212-521-0671
- Norway – Annual Donation: $36,278,753$ Norwegian Ambassador Mona Juul, likely email: mona.juul@mfa.no delun@mfa.no 646-430-7517, 646-642-9910
- Switzerland– Annual Donation:$27,828,599 Swiss Ambassador to the UN: Jurg Lauber Guess his email is jurg.lauber@eda.admin.ch And also use nyc.vertretung-un@eda.admin.ch 212-286-1540 ext 1144, 212-286-1555
- Canada Annual Donation: $27,828,599 Canadian Ambassador to the UN Marc-Andre Blanchard canada-un@international.gc.ca 212-848-1111
- Australia Annual Donation: $ 16,017,103 Australian Ambassador to the UN: Mitch Fifield, mitch.fifield@dfat.gov.au ausmissionmedia@gmail.com 212-351-6634 212-351-6610
