Japan Joins Growing Number of Nations to Pause Funding to UN’s Palestinian Agency

Published on January 29, 2024

Japan is suspending its funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in Gaza after allegations emerged that its staffers were involved in Hamas’ Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel. Japan is “extremely concerned” about the allegations and has decided to suspend “additional funding” for the agency “while UNRWA conducts an investigation into the matter,” foreign press secretary Kobayashi Maki said in a statement on Jan. 28. The country has also urged UNRWA to launch a probe “in a prompt and complete manner” and take appropriate measures, including “strengthening governance within UNRWA,” Mr. Maki said. “At the same time, Japan will continue to make persistent and active diplomatic efforts to improve the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip and to calm down the situation as soon as possible by providing support to other international organizations,” he added....

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