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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondent

Australia reinstates funding to Unrwa to provide aid in Gaza

Foreign Minister Penny Wong
The foreign minister, Penny Wong, announced on Friday that Australia would ‘upause’ its funding the the Palestinian aid agency UNRWA. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

Australia is reinstating funding to a key UN aid agency amid concerns about the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, while calling on Israel to allow lifesaving supplies into the besieged territory “now”.

The foreign minister, Penny Wong, announced the decision to unfreeze $6m in emergency funding for Unrwa on Friday, as part of a broader package of support.

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