Japanese Foreign Minister, Yoko Kamikawa, announced on Wednesday the resumption of funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), with $35 million to be released.
Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa said $35 million of the originally planned funding will be released for Gaza.
“The humanitarian situation in the Palestinian Territory of Gaza continues to worsen. It is our country’s responsibility to respond to the crisis as a member of the UN Security Council,” she said.
Kamikawa cited the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza as the reason for Japan’s decision, emphasizing Japan’s responsibility as a member of the UN Security Council to address the crisis.
Earlier this year, Japan joined several of its western allies, including the US and the UK, to halt the funding to the UN agency.
Source: WAFA
