Japan to resume funding for U.N. Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA

Japan will resume providing funding for a U.N. agency to support Palestinian refugees, Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa said Tuesday, after suspending it in January following allegations of agency staff involvement in last year's attack on Israel by the militant group Hamas.A contribution of some $35 million that had been scheduled in fiscal 2023 ended March for the U.N Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, known as UNRWA, will be delivered soon, Kamikawa told reporters in Tokyo."The humanitarian situation in the Palestinian territory of Gaza continues to worsen," K…READ FULL ARTICLE