(Ottawa) Canada is sending an additional $40 million to organizations helping Palestinians in Gaza, after suspending its funding of the UN agency in the region.
Funding will go to groups including the World Food Program, UNICEF, the World Health Organization and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Canada has suspended funding to UNRWA, the United Nations agency that supports Palestinians in Gaza, in response to allegations that its personnel played a role in the Hamas attack in Israel on October 7.
The move follows international outcry over the agency’s director’s dismissal of members of his team suspected of being involved in the attack.
The nature of their alleged involvement has not been specified.
Canada has so far invested 100 million for humanitarian aid in Gaza.