The agency, which plays a key role in the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, has received an influx of private donations but not enough to make up for the loss of international funding.
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency, the main aid agency in Gaza, is set to lose $65 million by the end of February as donors’ funding cuts begin to kick in, according to internal accounting documents reviewed by The New York Times.
At least 18 states or institutions, including many of the agency’s biggest funders, announced they were suspending their donations to the agency, known as UNRWA, after accusations emerged last month that several employees participated in the Hamas-led attack on Israel on Oct. 7.
This episode has left me wondering why humanitarian aid to Gaza seems to mostly come from 'the West'. Is there a reason the Arab states don't want to pick up the tab, at least temporarily? This sounds like chump change on a nation level...
They are funding the terrorism. They don't care about the people. North Korea paid to build much of the tunnels, and not out of passion for human rights.