2024-03-06T17:35:33+00:00
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/ On Wednesday, Iraq and Qatar pledged to supply $50 million to the United Nations Aid and Works Company for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) to assist it meet emergency wants within the Gaza Strip.
Iraqi Overseas Minister Fuad Hussein introduced that Baghdad had determined to help the company with $25 million, in line with what Reuters reported.
Qatar’s consultant to the United Nations, Alia Ahmed bin Saif Al Thani, additionally introduced the availability of an extra $25 million to UNRWA to assist it meet emergency wants.
The Commissioner-Basic of UNRWA, Philippe Lazzarini, had beforehand introduced that the company had no capability to soak up monetary shocks, particularly in mild of the escalation of the battle within the Gaza Strip.
The UN company warned of famine within the northern Gaza Strip, in mild of the depletion of meals and consuming water and Israel stopping the arrival of help.
Israel accused UNRWA of being “utterly infiltrated by Hamas” and that 12 of the company’s 13,000 workers in Gaza have been concerned within the assault launched by the motion on October 7.
In response to those accusations, a couple of dozen international locations, together with main donors reminiscent of america, Germany, Britain, and Sweden, introduced the suspension of their funding for the company.