TOKYO — The Japanese government announced on
Thursday its intention to soon resume its funding for UNRWA, which it had
frozen following Israel's accusation against several of the agency's employees
of involvement in October 7.
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The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
stated in a press release that "Japan and UNRWA confirm their commitment
to continue coordinating final efforts to resume Japanese contributions” to the
funding of the UN agency, Al-Mamlaka TV reported.
The statement came following a meeting held in
Tokyo on Thursday between Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Yoko Kamikawa
and UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini.
Kamikawa emphasized to Lazzarini the need for
UNRWA to take ‘effective’ measures to improve its management, enhance
transparency, ensure proper tracking of funds, and guarantee the ‘neutrality’
of its staff.
Last week, a UN spokesperson stated that the
independent committee responsible for assessing the neutrality of UNRWA issued
a preliminary report identifying ‘critical areas’ that need to be addressed.
The committee is expected to release its final report by April 20.
In February, Lazzarini warned that the funding
crisis at UNRWA was so severe that the agency might not be able to continue its
activities beyond March.
However, with several countries resuming or
increasing their funding recently, including Spain, Canada, and Australia,
Lazzarini stated this week that the agency now has enough funding to continue
its operations until the end of May.
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