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PM should block Kerr candidacy after Gaza funding row, says Brown

The Prime Minister has been urged to block a Scottish Tory MSP from running for Westminster after he raised questions about Scottish Government aid funding to Gaza. The Scottish Government gave £250,000 to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency ...

11 Mar 2024 at 10:34

Scotland

Yousaf donates further £250,000 to aid displaced families in Gaza

The First Minister has pledged a further £250,000 to aid displaced Palestinians access food, water and medical supplies. It takes the Scottish Government’s total funding to assist the relief efforts to £750,000, benefiting the United Nations ...

02 Nov 2023 at 09:54

Taoiseach brands Israeli ban on UNRWA as ‘disastrous and shameful’

The Irish government has urged the international community to condemn and stand against a move by Israel to prevent a UN refugee agency working in Gaza. Taoiseach Simon Harris and Tanaiste Micheal Martin both voiced objections to the ...

28 Oct 2024 at 21:33

Ireland

What does UNRWA do and why is it seen as a lifeline for Palestinians?

The Israeli parliament voted to ban the United Nations’ main aid agency for Palestinians from operating in Israel and occupied East Jerusalem on October 28. Because of Israel’s occupation and control of all Palestinian territories – ...

01 Nov 2024 at 06:26

Ireland takes eight Palestinian children with urgent health needs for treatment

Eight Palestinian children have arrived in Ireland for treatment as part of a multi-agency effort. Ireland is to take in 30 children following an appeal from the World Health Organisation (WHO) to address the urgent health needs of ...

20 Dec 2024 at 14:25

UK gives £17m in drive to aid Gaza amid continuing ceasefire

The UK has provided an extra £17 million in humanitarian aid toward Gaza, amid the ongoing ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Development minister Anneliese Dodds announced the aid commitment in the House of Commons, which will ...

28 Jan 2025 at 15:15

Ireland

Ireland joins European countries in condemning new Israeli aid laws

Ireland has joined with six other European countries to condemn Israeli legislation “targeting” a United Nations aid organisation. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the legislation includes measures to “cut water, ...

05 Jan 2026 at 09:35

World

Israel demolishes headquarters of UN agency which provides aid to Palestinians

Israeli crews have begun bulldozing a United Nations headquarters in east Jerusalem as the government tightens restrictions on humanitarian groups that provide aid to Palestinians. UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and ...

20 Jan 2026 at 10:33

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