Israel severs ties with multiple UN agencies citing bias and hostility

Key facts

• Israel's Minister of Foreign Affairs Gideon Sa'ar decided that Jerusalem will immediately sever all contact with several United Nations agencies and international bodies.
• The decision was made after a review of organisations named in the United States' announcement and of Israel's own experience with these bodies.
• Israel has already severed ties with the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children in Armed Conflict, UN Women, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA).
• Additional organisations affected include the UN Alliance of Civilisations, UN Energy, and the Global Forum on Migration and Development.