UN, aid groups warn Gaza operations at risk from Israel impediments |
By Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 17 (Reuters) - The United Nations and aid groups warned on Wednesday that humanitarian operations in the Palestinian territories, particularly Gaza, wereat risk of collapse if Israel does not lift impediments that include a "vague, arbitrary, and highly politicized" registration process.
Dozens of international aid groups face de-registration by December 31, which then means they have to close operations within 60 days, said the U.N. and more than 200 local and international aid groups in a joint statement.
"The deregistration of INGOs (international aid groups) in Gaza will have a catastrophic impact on access to........