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Sweden will no longer fund UNRWA aid agency, minister says

By Thomson Reuters Dec 20, 2024 | 12:25 AM

OSLO (Reuters) – Sweden will no longer fund the U.N. 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.

(Reporting by Terje Solsvik; Editing by Himani Sarkar)