Canada is giving C$100 million in international aid for Palestine, says Carney
Sept 22 (Reuters) - Canada is giving C$100 million in international assistance for Palestine, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Tuesday. Carney told reporters at the United Nations that C$80 million was for humanitarian aid to alleviate immediate human suffering, and C$20 million was to support peace and security capacity building. (Reporting by David Ljunggren, editing by Promit Mukherjee)
Canada is pledging C$100 million in new aid for Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. According to Prime Minister Mark Carney, the funding includes C$80 million in humanitarian aid to alleviate immediate human suffering, and C$20 million to support peace and security capacity building, including a multi-year project to train Palestinian police.
The aid aims to help bring about a two-state solution, with Carney stating that Palestinians in Gaza are experiencing "immense human suffering" while Israelis face "existential threats from Hamas and from Iran and its proxies."
Since the Israel-Gaza war started in October 2023, Ottawa has pledged more than C$600 million in aid for Palestinian civilians. According to Global News, new documents tabled in Parliament list the damage done to dozens of Canadian-funded aid projects by Israel's military and settlers.
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