Major donors pause funding for UNRWA

Multiple countries have temporarily halted funding to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, known as UNRWA, over accusations of staff involvement in Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel

UNRWA fuel truck queues to enter Gaza

TOP DONORS PAUSING FUNDING FOR UNRWA* (pledges in 2022, $m) 

United States 343.9
Germany  202.1
Japan  30.2
France 28.9
Switzerland  25.5
Canada  23.7 
Netherlands  21.2 
UK   21.2
Italy 18
Australia  13.8
Austria 8.1
Finland 7.8 


$744.7m
Pledges in 2022 by countries that have announced they are pausing donations

$425.3m 
Pledges by other donors in 2022

Total aid to UNRWA 21.2 in 2022  $1.17bn

*United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. Data as of Jan 29, 2024
 
 
Sources: AP, UNRWA Picture: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS