Humanitarian conference for Gaza being discussed

News February 02, 2024 / By: Bjørn H Amland

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) urgently needs more funding, and Norway is consulting with donors about holding a possible conference soon to increase aid for Gaza, Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide tells Development Today. Sweden, Finland, and Iceland are among the 16 donors that have halted support to the UN agency.

unwra foto.jpg — Food packaging in Khan Younis Training Centre, October 31, 2023 (Photo by Hussein Owda / UNRWA)

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