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UK, US freeze UNRWA funding to Gaza
January 27, 2024 | UK, US, Nutrition, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health, Family Planning, WASH & Sanitation, Education | Share this update
On January 27, 2024, it was announced that the UK has joined the US and other nations in freezing its funding for the UNRWA for Palestinians in the Near East in light of allegations that 12 UNRWA staff took part in the October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas on Israel.
The UK government noted that while it remains committed to getting vital humanitarian aid to people in Gaza, it was temporarily pausing future funding while the allegations are reviewed. The UK was the third-largest donor to UNRWA in 2020, but its funding fell sharply in 2021 and 2022. No recorded funding was delivered in 2023.
Assistance workers and Palestinian advocates have stated that freezing funding could have dire impact on humanitarian relief to Gaza.
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