Sweden to resume funding to Unrwa

Sweden stated on Saturday that it will be resuming aid to Unrwa with an initial sum of $20m after receiving assurances of extra checks on its spending and personnel.

"The government has allocated 400 million kronor to UNRWA for the year 2024. Today’s decision concerns a first payment of 200 million kronor,” the Swedish government said in a statement.

The decision came after Sweden, along with several other countries, suspended funding to the aid agency after Israel alleged that around a dozen of its employees were involved in the 7 October Hamas led attack. 

Sweden added that Unrwa had agreed to "allow controls, independent audits, to strengthen internal supervision and extra controls of personnel".