Carney announces C$100 million in aid for Palestinians

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced C$100 million in new assistance for Palestinians on September 22, allocating C$80 million for humanitarian aid and C$20 million for peace, security and development work. The announcement came on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The reports describe a pledge; they do not establish how much has been disbursed or what aid recipients have received. Carney said the humanitarian funding would support Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied Palestinian territories. The remaining C$20 million is designated for capacity-building efforts, including support for a multiyear project to train Palestinian police. The announcement did not specify a timetable for the new funding or provide a detailed breakdown of recipients and projects. Carney said Canada is prepared to extend its existing police-training support to Gaza if security conditions permit. That is a conditional possibility, not a current training deployment. Canada’s existing police-training support is in the West Bank. The sources do not describe a decision or date for extending the work to Gaza.