A TRUMP administration decision to suspend funding to the World Health Organisation (WHO) has frozen $46 million (£36m) for its operations in Gaza, a top WHO official said today.

Dr Rik Peeperkorn, the WHO representative for Occupied Palestinian Territories, warned that the funding freeze would leave six key areas underfunded, including emergency medical teams, rehabilitation of health facilities, co-ordination with partner organisations and medical evacuations.

Speaking from Gaza at a United Nations briefing in Geneva, Dr Peeperkorn said that money for such operations remained in WHO’s funding pipeline and “we’re still going full steam ahead” with activities.