The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) faces a significant funding shortfall after the United States and other Western countries cut off aid. Efforts to secure financial support from Gulf states have fallen short, with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates collectively pledging $85 million for 2024, a figure substantially below the more than $422 million provided by the US alone last year. This development raises concerns about the future of the agency, which plays a critical role in supporting Palestinian refugees.
#UNRWA Rich Arab states unwilling to make up the funding difference. Says a lot about the UN, #Gaza and Palestinians. Let it sink in https://t.co/xQQf8sd2qY
The future of Unwra, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, is in the air as Arab countries fail to fill the funding gap left by the U.S. https://t.co/QXl9fV1dxm via @WSJ
Arab Nations Balk at Funding U.N. Aid Agency Vital to Palestinians - WSJ https://t.co/uEtRpleNZo
The future of Unwra, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, is in the air as Arab countries fail to fill the funding gap left by the U.S. https://t.co/Hdh9sFo5FY https://t.co/Hdh9sFo5FY
After Western aid cuts, Gulf states don't want to bail out UNRWA: "[It] raised $85m from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE for 2024, far short of the funding lost when the US and others cut off aid... last year, the US alone gave the agency over $422m." https://t.co/4zzdobDcmU