Australia reinstates funding to UNRWA to provide aid in Gaza
by Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspon from World news | The Guardian on (#6KC0C)
Friday's decision to unpause' $6m in funding to UNRWA follows similar moves by Canada and Sweden
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Australia is reinstating funding to a key UN aid agency amid concerns about the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, while calling on Israel to allow lifesaving supplies into the besieged territory now".
The foreign minister, Penny Wong, announced the decision to unfreeze $6m in emergency funding for UNRWA on Friday, as part of a broader package of support.
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