Norway called on international donors on Tuesday to resume payments to the UN agency for Palestinians refugees (UNRWA) after a report found Israel had yet to provide evidence that some UNRWA staff were linked to terrorist groups, Reuters reports.
The United States, Britain and others, earlier this year, paused payments to UNRWA following Israel’s claims, while Norway, also a major donor to the organisation, argued that funding cuts put the population of Gaza at risk.
A review of the Agency’s neutrality, led by former French foreign minister, Catherine Colonna, on Monday concluded Israel had yet to back up its accusations that hundreds of UNRWA staff were operatives in Gaza terrorist groups.
January 8, 2024 - A few of the many protests that happened this first week of 2024, as hundreds of thousands braved the weather in solidarity with the people of Palestine, and in condemnation of Israel's on-going genocide and fascist occupation.
While our governments look away, the righteous people of the world have NOT forgotten our brothers and sisters in Palestine, suffering under the genocidal onslaught of the Israeli state, being murdered with American bombs. We keep marching, blockading, boycotting, and demanding an immediate end to the zionist occupation of Palestine!
Copenhagen, Denmark
Michigan, USA / Manchester, UK
Oslo, Norway
Milan, Italy / Paris, France / Stockholm, Sweden
Los Angeles, USA / Switzerland / Dublin, Ireland / Leipzig, Germany