Austria has turn into the newest nation to say it would droop funding for the United Nations company that gives meals, water and different important providers to Palestinian civilians within the Gaza Strip.
Monday's announcement, which adopted others over the weekend, got here after Israel accused a dozen workers of the United Nations Reduction and Works Company, or UNRWA, of taking part within the October 7 assaults led by Hamas. The UN mentioned on Friday it had fired the accused employees and was investigating.
Listed below are the nations that mentioned their company funding could be affected not directly, ranked in accordance with the quantity they pledged.
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The USA, UNRWA's largest donor, mentioned on Friday it could droop funding.
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Germany introduced on Saturday night that it could additionally briefly droop all new funding to the company pending the end result of an investigation into the allegations.
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Japan mentioned on Sunday it was suspending support “in the interim”.
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Canada welcomed the information that UNRWA was investigating and mentioned on Friday it was briefly pausing any further funding to the company within the meantime.
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The Netherlands on Sunday mentioned that “UNRWA won’t obtain any Dutch funding till the investigation is concluded, not even in response to the brand new requests.”
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Britain mentioned on Saturday it was “dismayed” by the allegations, in an announcement asserting its resolution to pause future funding.
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Australia responded to the allegations by saying it could “briefly droop the supply of the not too long ago introduced funding”.
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Austria mentioned it could briefly droop “all further funds” to UNRWA till the allegations are clarified.
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Finland introduced its resolution on Saturday.
The USA and Germany are by far the biggest donors to UNRWA. The USA has pledged $344 million in 2022 and Germany has pledged $202 million, in accordance with UNRWA figures. Every of the opposite nations listed pledged $30 million or much less.
