The Australian government said the additional $21.5m in humanitarian funding included $4m for the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement to deliver urgent and emergency services and supplies.It also included $6m for delivery through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) “to provide urgent lifesaving assistance including food, shelter and emergency health care”.
The government said the remaining $11.5m would support refugee programs in Lebanon and Jordan amid increasing regional instability.
Wong said the Australian government was working with international partners “to ensure desperately needed food and other humanitarian assistance reaches those who need it most”.
“Australia is gravely concerned by the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza,” Wong said on Tuesday.
“Australia continues to call for safe and unimpeded humanitarian access to affected populations, and further humanitarian pauses to enable the scaled up delivery of aid, safe passage for civilians and the release of hostages.”
