Swedish Government increases humanitarian support to Gaza and surrounding region
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The Government has decided to allocate SEK 800 million to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the region. Sweden is also continuing its support to the response in Gaza through extensive core support to a number of key humanitarian actors. The Government’s core support to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) will be discontinued.
Today, the Government presented the 2025 appropriation directions for the Swedish International Development Cooperation (Sida), which set out next year’s support via Sweden’s partner organisations. The Government has decided to significantly strengthen its preparedness to provide humanitarian funding in the event of sudden-onset, deteriorating or underfunded crises throughout the year.
SEK 800 million of these funds will be allocated to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the region. Support to the response in Gaza will also continue through Sida’s channels and the extensive core support that the Government provides to a number of key humanitarian actors, such as the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The Government’s core support to UNRWA will be discontinued.
Support to Gaza
Since 7 October 2023, Sweden has provided more than SEK 630 million to the humanitarian response in Gaza. Sweden is also one of the largest donors of core support to many of the humanitarian actors operating in Gaza. This core support is flexible to be allocated to activities where it is needed most.
Sweden’s support to UNRWA
Sweden’s support to UNRWA through the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Sida totalled SEK 451 million in 2024. Sweden has been one of UNRWA’s largest donors for many years and has long worked to expand the organisation’s resource base.
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