UNITED Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres led calls today for countries to end their suspension of funding for the UN agency providing vital aid in Gaza.

The United States immediately froze funding when news emerged that a dozen employees of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) were under investigation for taking part in the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel that ignited the current war.

Britain, Germany, Canada, Australia, the Netherlands, Italy and other countries quickly followed Washington’s example.