"UNRWA Funding Suspensions Deepen Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza Amid Political Turmoil"

Funding for the UNRWA, the United Nations agency responsible for delivering aid to Palestinian refugees, has been suspended by at least a dozen countries, including the U.S., following allegations of employee involvement in a Hamas attack. This move, not in line with precedent, will affect 1.7 million Palestinian refugees in Gaza and 400,000 Palestinians without refugee status. The politicization of refugee aid, particularly for Palestinian refugees, reflects a wider pattern of using funding as a foreign policy tool, impacting the ability to provide essential services to those in need.