On March 15, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said that Australia will continue to fund the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).
The announcement came nearly two months after Australia suspended funding for alleged involvement by some of its staff in the Hamas attack on the Gaza Strip on October 7.
Ms Wong also pledged an additional AU$4 million ($2.6 million) to UNICEF to provide emergency services in Gaza, and a C17 Globemaster aircraft to support humanitarian relief drops into Gaza.
Australia's move follows Sweden, the European Commission and Canada in restoring funding to UNRWA.
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