‘Life-saving work’: Albanese government under pressure to reverse UNRWA funding suspension

The president of APAN, Nasser Mashni, said the ‘strong response’ from the community reflected its ‘alarm’ at the government’s decision to suspend the UNRWA funding. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP

The Albanese government is under growing pressure to reverse its suspension of funding to the United Nations aid agency for Palestinian refugees, with more than 12,000 people undertaking a coordinated letter-writing campaign to their federal representatives.

Australia was among more than 10 donors who suspended funding to UNRWA after the Israeli government alleged that as many as 12 of its staff members were involved in the 7 October Hamas attack on Israel, which killed 1,200 Israelis.