OTTAWA: Australia and Canada have suspended their funding to the UN company for Palestinian refugees, after Israel accused a number of staff of involvement in Hamas’s October 7 assault.
Australian Overseas Minister Penny Wong stated on Saturday she was “deeply involved” by the allegations in opposition to the company, UNRWA.
“We’re talking with companions and can quickly pause disbursement of current funding,” she wrote on social media platform X.
“We welcome UNRWA’s quick response, together with terminating contracts and launching an investigation, in addition to its current announcement of a full investigation into allegations in opposition to the group,” she added.
Canada’s Worldwide Growth Minister Ahmed Hussen on Friday introduced that Ottawa had “quickly paused any further funding to UNRWA whereas it undertakes a radical investigation into these allegations”.
“Canada is taking these studies extraordinarily severely and is partaking carefully with UNRWA and different donors on this subject,” he wrote on X.
“Ought to the allegations show to be correct, Canada expects UNRWA to instantly act in opposition to these decided to have been concerned in Hamas’s terrorist assaults.”
The strikes come after the USA halted its funding to UNRWA on Friday, saying the allegations had been in opposition to 12 staff who “might have been concerned” within the Hamas assault that triggered the struggle in Gaza.
UNRWA stated on Friday it had sacked a number of staff accused by Israel of involvement within the October 7 assault.
The top of the company, Philippe Lazzarini, has vowed to carry “accountable, together with by felony prosecution” any UNRWA worker discovered to have been concerned in “acts of terror”.
UN chief Antonio Guterres has pledged to conduct an “pressing and complete unbiased evaluation of UNRWA”.
Wong famous in her assertion UNRWA’s “important, life saving work”, including it “is offering important companies in Gaza on to those that want it, with greater than 1.4 million Palestinians at present sheltering in its amenities”.
Australian Overseas Minister Penny Wong stated on Saturday she was “deeply involved” by the allegations in opposition to the company, UNRWA.
“We’re talking with companions and can quickly pause disbursement of current funding,” she wrote on social media platform X.
“We welcome UNRWA’s quick response, together with terminating contracts and launching an investigation, in addition to its current announcement of a full investigation into allegations in opposition to the group,” she added.
Canada’s Worldwide Growth Minister Ahmed Hussen on Friday introduced that Ottawa had “quickly paused any further funding to UNRWA whereas it undertakes a radical investigation into these allegations”.
“Canada is taking these studies extraordinarily severely and is partaking carefully with UNRWA and different donors on this subject,” he wrote on X.
“Ought to the allegations show to be correct, Canada expects UNRWA to instantly act in opposition to these decided to have been concerned in Hamas’s terrorist assaults.”
The strikes come after the USA halted its funding to UNRWA on Friday, saying the allegations had been in opposition to 12 staff who “might have been concerned” within the Hamas assault that triggered the struggle in Gaza.
UNRWA stated on Friday it had sacked a number of staff accused by Israel of involvement within the October 7 assault.
The top of the company, Philippe Lazzarini, has vowed to carry “accountable, together with by felony prosecution” any UNRWA worker discovered to have been concerned in “acts of terror”.
UN chief Antonio Guterres has pledged to conduct an “pressing and complete unbiased evaluation of UNRWA”.
Wong famous in her assertion UNRWA’s “important, life saving work”, including it “is offering important companies in Gaza on to those that want it, with greater than 1.4 million Palestinians at present sheltering in its amenities”.
