Countries resume funding of the UN agency aiding the Palestinians
THE Swedish government said on Saturday that it would resume funding the United Nations aid agency supporting Palestinians.
Its decision comes weeks after more than a dozen countries halted hundreds of millions of dollars of support in response to Israeli allegations against the organisation and follows similar moves by the European Union and Canada.
Sweden’s U-turn came as a ship bearing tons of humanitarian aid was preparing to leave Cyprus for Gaza after international donors launched a sea corridor to supply the besieged territory, facing widespread hunger after five months of war.
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