UNRWA's largest donors halted payments after allegations emerged about the involvement of several staff members in Hamas' attack on Israel. Spain is taking a different path.
Madrid had provided 18.5 million euros directly to UNRWA in 2023, including 10 million euros approved in December - following a government decision to triple development and humanitarian aid to the Palestinian territories. The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned last week of a catastrophe in the Gaza Strip due to payment stops.