Canada's Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, avoided directly answering questions about reinstating funding for UNRWA following its suspension due to allegations related to October 7. Reports indicated a planned announcement to restore funding was canceled, with Trudeau yet to commit. Meanwhile, Sweden has resumed funding to UNRWA after receiving assurances that the funds would not support terrorism, allocating 400 million kronor for 2024.
Canada and Sweden are making a big mistake by restoring funding to Hamas front @UNRWA. They've seen intel-based information about staff who took part in 10/7 and are turning a blind eye UNRWA employing hundreds of Hamas operatives. Cut the cash. UNRWA is part of the problem.
Sweden resumes payments after UNRWA agreed to strengthen internal controls and to extra checks on its employees, among other measures - I hope no support for Hamas terrorism is in there somewhere #terrorism https://t.co/rI0vcGWTuf
The decisions by Canada and Sweden to restore funding to UNRWA - after having received the intelligence-based information about the organization's employees who participated in the 7 October massacre and prior to the completion of the work of the investigative bodies and the… https://t.co/zo8JWY0iH8
Sweden said Saturday it was resuming aid to the UN agency for Palestinians with an initial disbursement of $20mn. Like many other countries, Sweden suspended aid to UNRWA after Israel accused a dozen of employees of involvement in the Oct 7 Hamas attack. https://t.co/Er9jDpGavQ https://t.co/ylXYx3r56k
Sweden has announced it will unfreeze funding for UNRWA. This happened after Sweden froze funding for the agency due to the involvement of its employees in the October 7 massacre.
🇸🇪🇺🇳⚡ Disbursing an initial $20 million... Sweden announces the resumption of its fund to UNRWA Today, Saturday, the Swedish government announced the resumption of funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in stages, against the… https://t.co/axExEH6f8M
Sweden announced resumed payments to UNRWA -- some $20 million. Another government that sees the immorality of Netanyahu's quest to destroy UNRWA at the expense of starving Palestinians just to naively try to make Palestinian refugees forget who they are. https://t.co/CYVEcEtPHU
🚨 Breaking: Sweden 🇸🇪 to resume @UNRWA 🇺🇳 funding after it was promised that the funds will not be used for terrorism. @UNRWA wouldn't lie, would they? 🤡
Canada has announced it is lifting a freeze on funding for UNRWA, after facing fierce criticism for cutting assistance during Israel’s war in Gaza https://t.co/6KRPRHh4CN https://t.co/GcUGE0hHdg
BREAKING: Sweden has resumed funding of the UN Relief and Works Agency
Sweden to resume funding of @UNRWA after having received purported ‘promises’ money won’t be used for terror. It’s like a pyromaniac promises they won’t start fires anymore. https://t.co/sPC7shfOMT
BREAKING: SWEDEN REINSTATE UNRWA FUNDING "The government has allocated 400 million kronor to UNRWA for the year 2024. Today's decision concerns a first payment of 200 million kronor ($19.5 million)." #ReinstateUNRWA https://t.co/BGn0YobQN1
🇸🇪🇵🇸SWEDEN RESUMES UNRWA FUNDING They agreed to the move after UNRWA promised to undertake extra checks to ensure none of the funds would be used to aid Hamas. "The government has allocated 400 million kronor to UNRWA for the year 2024. Today's decision concerns a first payment… https://t.co/vr8Bc9y6lk
#Sweden says it would resume suspended payments to the UN refugee agency for Palestinians (#UNRWA), with a grant of 200 million crowns ($20 million). https://t.co/RtZe7MHsQl
BREAKING: Sweden announces it’s resuming its funding of UNRWA after having received “written guarantees” from the UN body saying that the Swedish money won’t be used for terror. Sweden will donate USD 40 million for UNRWA this year. 🇸🇪🇮🇱 https://t.co/3GXVADK9lS
Canada to reinstate funding to UN Relief and Works Agency
Conflicting media reports suggested Canada would restore funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has yet to confirm or deny that is the case. https://t.co/oDQnCUf6XI
BREAKING: Canada to reinstate funding to UN Relief and Works Agency
International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen is asked why Canada is restoring funding to UNRWA when allies such as New Zealand and Australia have not done the same. https://t.co/ElfuhHaIzk
International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen is questioned on the rationale behind the Trudeau government's decision to restore funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). https://t.co/sRBCVkzlv0
Canada was to announce restoring funding to #UNRWA. The press conference was set. Reports say 🇨🇦's UN Ambassador Bob Rae was going to attend. Then it was cancelled & Trudeau won't commit to restoring UNRWA funding. WTF. What happened? Who is in charge? https://t.co/ENb0KQsVtA
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Ottawa had not decided whether it would resume funding to the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency after Israel alleged some staff had been involved in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks https://t.co/LzaB9Ch2Vs https://t.co/K0wib60D93
Trudeau won't say if Canada will restore funding to UN relief agency in Gaza Strip https://t.co/hjTdYksU5a
After Canada's Minister of International Development cancelled an announcement scheduled for Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau fails to address the question on whether funding for UNRWA will be reinsated. https://t.co/YlDCR8YDPg
Trudeau won’t say if Canada will restore funding to UN relief agency in Gaza Strip https://t.co/FQNLqowWzb
A reporter repeatedly asks PM Justin Trudeau to clarify if his government intends to restore UNWRA funding. UNRWA is accused by Israel of aiding and supporting Hamas, a terrorist organization. https://t.co/h3eggFPZLs
Canada's Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, sidestepped a journalist's question regarding whether Canada would reinstate funding for UNRWA after its recent suspension due to allegations related to October 7. https://t.co/Pn3TwhxRly