Austria Latest to Suspend Funding for Palestinian Aid, Despite UN Chief Urging Resumption of Support

Palestinian men use a wheelchair to transport bags of flour distributed by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip Jan. 29, 2024.

Austria on Monday became the latest country to suspend additional funding for the U.N.’s Palestinian relief agency, a day after U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged countries to resume funding to help displaced people in Gaza who are desperately in need of assistance.