Hi,

OxFam just confirmed that Israel is still blocking humanitarian aid from
entering Gaza — all while hundreds of thousands of people are in desperate
need of food, water, medical attention, and other aid.^1

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) is one of the most
important providers of food, water, and medical aid to Gaza, yet the
United States suspended funding to the agency last month and is voting on
banning funding until March 2025.^2

The European Union, Canada, Sweden, and Australia have already restored
funding to UNRWA, but the United States was historically the agency’s
biggest funder.^3 Congress is voting on banning funding this week, and we
need to let our lawmakers know that we support immediate humanitarian aid
to the Palestinian people!

[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: The people of Gaza need food, water, and medical
aid. Tell Congress to protect funding to UNRWA so that humanitarian aid
can reach the Palestinian people.

ADD YOUR NAME

The devastating cuts to UNRWA threaten vital food, shelter, and health
clinics that Palestinians desperately need as a result of Israel’s bombing
campaigns, with tens of thousands of people wounded in need of care and
over 2 million people left food insecure.^4

If Congress and President Biden are serious about delivering humanitarian
aid to Gaza, the U.S. government must send the $370 million to UNRWA that
it has pledged in the past — especially as Netanyahu’s government
continues blocking food, water, and medical aid from entering Gaza.

[ [link removed] ]Add your name: Congress must vote this week to protect UNRWA funding
and desperately needed humanitarian aid to Gaza.

Thanks for taking action,

Joey and the team at Demand Progress

[ [link removed] ]DONATE

Sources:

 1. OxFam, "Israel government continues to block aid response despite ICJ
genocide court ruling, says Oxfam,” [ [link removed] ]March 17, 2024.
 2. Punchbowl News, "UNRWA funding emerges as sticking point in FY2024
spending talks,” [ [link removed] ]March 14, 2024.
 3. Senator Bernie Sanders on Twitter, "Australia, Canada, Sweden, and the
EU have restored funding for UNRWA...” [ [link removed] ]March 15, 2024.
 4. Punchbowl News, "UNRWA funding emerges as sticking point in FY2024
spending talks,” [ [link removed] ]March 14, 2024.
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