Uncertainty Over NZ’s Position on UN’s Gaza Funding Support

Published on January 30, 2024

Various key figures in the New Zealand government—and the foreign affairs ministry—seem unclear on whether or not the country has suspended funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). Israel has previously alleged that some of the agency’s staff were involved in the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas fighters in southern Israel. The incident left around 1,300 people dead and another 250 taken as hostages, many of whom are still missing. More than 10 donor countries have so far suspended their funding, including the United States, Germany, Canada, Australia and the UK. Contributions from countries represented 94.9 percent of the agency’s total funding in 2022, with the remainder being a limited subsidy from the UN, which is used exclusively for administrative costs....

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