The decision comes as the US House overwhelmingly voted to sanction the UNRWA and send billions to Israel on Friday.
Palestinian children receive food on the grounds of a United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees center in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on October 24, 2023.
“In the future, UNRWA will also require annual bilateral discussions with Finland on how to improve the efficiency of risk management,” the minister added. “It is of paramount importance to ensure that our money does not end up benefiting terrorism.”, more than a dozen nations including Finland suspended UNRWA funding after Israeli officials accused 12 of the agency’s 13,000 employees innine of the 12 employees accused by Israel.
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