Australia is reinstating funding to the UNRWA amid concerns about the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza Strip, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced.
Wong noted the decision to unfreeze $6 million in emergency funding for UNRWA on Friday, as part of a broader package of support.
The government will provide $4 million in extra funding to UNICEF and $2 million to a new UN mechanism to deliver aid into Gaza, bringing Australias total humanitarian support since the crisis began to $52.5 million.
Australia was among more than a dozen donor countries to suspend funding to UNRWA in late January, after the Israeli government alleged that 12 UNRWA staff members were involved in the 7 October attack.
Fridays decision to reinstate funding follows similar moves by Canada, Sweden and the European Union.
