U.S., U.K. among 9 countries pausing funding to UNRWA amid allegations 12 employees were part of Oct. 7 attack
Core Western allies are part of a growing list of countries pausing funding to the UNRWA amid an investigation into allegations some workers participated in the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
Nine countries have paused future funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East amid an investigation into allegations some workers participated in the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
The agency, known as the UNRWA, is entrusted with moving much-needed humanitarian aid into Gaza, which has been under intense bombardment by the Israel Defense Forces in its mission to annihilate Hamas militants after the October strike.
The countries pausing funding include the United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Australia, Italy, Canada, Finland and the Netherlands.
Japan announced on Sunday that it “decided to suspend additional funding to UNRWA for the time being.”
France did not announce that it will suspend funding to the UNRWA, but it’s Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs said the nation “has not planned a new payment in the first half of 2024 and will decide when the time comes what action to take in conjunction with the United Nations and the main donors.”
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