LONDON: The governments of Scotland and Ireland confirmed today their continuous funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).
On his ‘X’ account, Scottish Prime Minister Hamzah Yousef said that the Scottish government will not stop or withdraw aid provided to UNRWA, stressing the need to continue supporting the agency to ensure that aid reaches the residents of Gaza.
For his part, Irish Foreign Minister Michael Martin announced that Ireland does not intend to stop funding the ‘vital work’ carried out by UNRWA in the Gaza Strip.
In a post on the ‘X’ platform, the minister said that his country provided UNRWA with 18 million euros last year and will continue to do so this year.
He noted that UNRWA provides life-saving assistance to 2.3 million people, adding that more than 100 of its employees were killed in the past four months of Israeli aggression.
Source: Palestine News and Information Agency
