Sweden will no longer fund UNRWA aid agency, minister says

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A man transports a box of relief food delivered by the UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees at Bureij camp in the Gaza Strip on Dec. 5, 2024. (AFP)
  • Nordic country plans instead to provide humanitarian assistance to Gaza via other channels

OSLO: Sweden will no longer fund the UN refugee agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) and plans instead to provide humanitarian assistance to Gaza via other channels, the Nordic country’s aid minister, Benjamin Dousa, told Swedish TV4 on Friday.