Canada, Sweden Restore UNRWA Funds as Report Accuses Israel of Torturing Agency Staff

Jon Queally is managing editor of Common Dreams.

The governments of Canada and Sweden have announced they will resume funding for the United Nation's agency that provides humanitarian aide and protection to Palestinians living in Gaza and elsewhere—a move that other powerful nations, including Israel's most powerful ally the United States, continue to refuse.

''I welcome Canada lifting the pause on funding for UNWRA,' said Canadian MP Salma Zahid, a member of the Liberal party representing Scarborough Centre in the House of Commons. 'The work that UNWRA does cannot be overstated. It will save lives as we have seen the visuals of children dying of hunger in Gaza. The need for immediate aid is non-negotiable.'Earlier this week, UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini told a special meeting of the U.N.

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