Sweden will no longer fund the U.N. refugee agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) and will instead provide increased overall humanitarian assistance to Gaza via other channels, the Nordic country said on Friday.


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OSLO - Sweden will no longer fund the U.N. refugee agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) but instead provide humanitarian assistance to Gaza via other channels, the Nordic country's aid minister, Benjamin Dousa, told Swedish broadcaster TV4 on Friday.

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Sweden will no longer fund the U.N. refugee agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) but instead provide humanitarian assistance to Gaza via other channels, the Nordic country's aid minister, Benjamin Dousa, told Swedish broadcaster TV4 on Friday.

Israel, which will ban UNRWA's operations in the country from late January, has repeatedly accused the agency of being involved in the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas-led attacks on Israel that triggered the ongoing war in 

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Sweden plans to provide humanitarian assistance to Gaza via other channels after flagging it will stop funding the UN's refugee agency for Palestinians (UNRWA).

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Sweden announced it would cease funding the UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) after Israel decided to ban its operations from January, citing alleged links to the October 7, 2023 attacks. Instead, Sweden said it will increase humanitarian aid to Gaza through other UN and international organisations.

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Sweden ends UNWRA funding, boosts Gaza aid through alternative channels

Sweden will no longer support the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees, UNRWA.
This is reported by Swedish TV4.
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Benjamin Dousa (M) claims it should make it easier to get aid.
“We are also increasing humanitarian aid to Gaza by 400 million, so that will total 800 million kroner,” he told TV4Nyheter.
Israel has banned the organization. Sweden, like Norway, has been criticized.
UNRWA …

Sverige vil ikke lenger støtte FNs hjelpeorganisasjon for palestinske flyktninger, UNRWA.
Det melder svensk TV4.
Bistandsminister Benjamin Dousa (M) hevder det skal gjøre det lettere å få bistanden fram.
– Vi øker også den humanitære bistanden till Gaza med 400 millioner, så det blir totalt 800 millioner kroner, sier han till TV4Nyheterna.
Israel har forbudt organisasjonen. Det har Sverige, i likhet med Norge, kritisert.
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Sweden has decided to no longer provide support to the UN relief agency for Palestinian refugees

Sverige har besluttet ikke længere at give støtte til FN's hjælpeorganisation for palæstinensiske flygtninge

Sweden will no longer fund UNRWA aid agency, minister says

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