Canada pledges aid for Palestine as UK and France demand action at UNGA

Canada pledges 100 million Canadian dollars ($71m) in aid for Palestinians as the UK and France call for action against Israeli settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank.Published On 23 Sep 202623 Sep 2026Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that Canada is pledging 100 million Canadian dollars ($71m) in international assistance for Palestinians in an effort to preserve “the possibility of a two-state solution”.Speaking on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Carney outlined that 80 percent of the funding will go towards direct humanitarian aid. The remaining 20 percent will be allocated to “support peace and security”, including Canada’s multiyear initiative to train Palestinian police in the occupied West Bank.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Canadians warm to EU ‘associate membership’ proposallist 2 of 3Trump tariffs hit Canada’s dairy farmers as US sales stalllist 3 of 3France’s Macron and Canada’s Carney announce plans to build stronger tiesend of listCarney prefaced the pledge by noting that Palestinians in Gaza continue to endure “immense human suffering”, while Israelis confront “existential threats from Hamas and from I...