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Australia Follows Canada, Sweden to Resume Funding to UN Agency in Gaza

The opposition has opposed the move to restore $6 million of funding to the troubled UNRWA.
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Australia Follows Canada, Sweden to Resume Funding to UN Agency in Gaza
A camp sheltering displaced Palestinians erected in a school run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on March 13, 2024. Mohammed Med Abed/AFP via Getty Images
Monica O’Shea
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The Australian government will reinstate funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Gaza.

It follows moves by Canada and Sweden to lift their pause on funding to the U.N. agency, yet the United States has continued its halt.

Monica O’Shea
Monica O’Shea
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Monica O’Shea is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked as a reporter for Motley Fool Australia, Daily Mail Australia, and Fairfax Regional Media. She can be reached at monica.o'[email protected]
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