London(Webdesk);Britain Resumes Funding to UNRW, The UK will now provide £21m in funding to Unrwa, to be spent on food, emergency shelter and other basic services for millions of people in Gaza and the West Bank. Lammy’s decision came after concerted pressure from prominent Labour figures to reverse the funding ban.
The foreign secretary said the government will now provide £21 million in new funding and that UNRWA had taken steps to “ensure it meets the highest standards of neutrality, The global times Europe media informs.
The UK, in line with other nations, had suspended funding to UNRWA over allegations that some employees had been supportive of Hamas following the October 7 attacks.I can confirm to the house that we are overturning the suspension of UNRWA funding,” Jewish News cited Lammy as saying.
This leaves the US as the only country not to reinstate funding.
37,372 Palestinians killed in Gaza offensive since Oct. 7
Funding Resumed:
The UK has announced that it will resume funding to the UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA).
– New Labour Government:
The new Labour government in the UK has committed to providing $27 million in new funds to UNRWA.
Neutrality:
British Foreign Secretary David Lammy told Parliament that he was reassured that UNRWA had taken steps to ensure it meets the highest standards of neutrality ¹ ² ³ ⁴.
Humanitarian Aid:
Lammy emphasized the importance of humanitarian aid, stating that UNRWA is “absolutely central” to providing aid to Gaza ¹ ² ⁴.
Other Countries:
Other countries, including Japan, Germany, Italy, Australia, and Canada, have also resumed funding to UNRWA
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