Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced on Friday that her government will restore funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) following a review, weeks after more than a dozen countries halted hundreds of millions of dollars of support in response to Israeli allegations against the organization. Israel had accused 12 of UNRWA’s thousands of employees of participating in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks. The U.N. has launched investigations, and UNRWA has been agreeing to outside audits to win back donor support.
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong says government will restore funding to UNRWA after review
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced on Friday that her government will restore funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) following a review, weeks after more than a dozen countries halted hundreds of millions of dollars of support in response to Israeli allegations against the organization. Israel had accused 12 of UNRWA’s thousands of employees of participating in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks. The U.N. has launched investigations, and UNRWA has been agreeing to outside audits to win back donor support.