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.

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney attends as US President Donald Trump addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 22, 2026 [Shannon Stapleton/Reuters]

Canadian 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.

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Carney prefaced the pledge by noting that Palestinians in Gaza continue to endure “immense human suffering”, while Israelis confront “existential threats from Hamas and from Iran and its proxies”.

The prime minister was also critical of Israel’s E1 settlement project, with the “intention to bring forward trade restrictions targeting goods produced in those illegal Israeli settlements”.

Canada is one of the 12 states that announced restrictions on trade in goods ⁠with settlements in the occupied territory.

Since the beginning of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, Ottawa has pledged more than 600 million Canadian dollars ($426m) in aid for Palestinian civilians.

‘Shame on all of us’

Carney was not the only Western leader to speak on Palestine. French President Emmanuel Macron also slammed world leaders for restrictions on aid in a UNGA speech on Tuesday.

“There are those who claim that peace has been achieved, but this has not opened the way for humanitarian aid deliveries. This sight is shameful. Shame on all of us,” he said.

“But what is our credibility worth if we remain inactive in the face of Gaza?” he added.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham with French President Emmanuel Macron in London, UK [File: Leon Neal/Reuters]

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said failure to deliver a two-state solution will “corrode trust” in politicians who have talked about the issue but not taken action.

Burnham told delegates from dozens of countries that the UK has also banned trade with illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank because the E1 settlement expansion plan is “a deliberate attempt to block a two-state solution”.

“We all live in an era of low trust in politics. Many people in this room, many politicians around the world, have spoken for decades about a two-state solution. But if we fail to back those words with deeds, we will further corrode trust in the political, diplomatic and international process,” Burnham added.

加拿大承诺向巴勒斯坦人提供 1 亿加元（7100 万美元）的援助，与此同时，英国和法国呼吁采取行动，制止以色列在被占领的西岸地区扩张定居点。

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加拿大总理马克·卡尼宣布，加拿大承诺向巴勒斯坦人提供 1 亿加元（7100 万美元）的国际援助，以努力维护“两国方案的可能性”。

卡尼在联合国大会期间发表讲话时指出，80%的资金将用于直接人道主义援助。剩余的20%将用于“支持和平与安全”，其中包括加拿大在被占领的西岸地区开展的多年期巴勒斯坦警察培训计划。

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卡尼在做出承诺之前指出，加沙的巴勒斯坦人继续遭受“巨大的人类苦难”，而以色列人则面临“来自哈马斯、伊朗及其代理人的生存威胁”。

总理还批评了以色列的 E1 定居点项目，认为该项目“旨在提前实施针对以色列非法定居点所生产商品的贸易限制”。

加拿大是宣布限制与被占领土定居点进行货物贸易的 12 个国家之一。

自以色列对加沙发动种族灭绝战争以来，渥太华已承诺向巴勒斯坦平民提供超过 6 亿加元（4.26 亿美元）的援助。

我们所有人都应该感到羞耻

卡尼并非唯一一位就巴勒斯坦问题发表讲话的西方领导人。法国总统马克龙周二在联合国大会上也发表讲话，抨击世界各国领导人限制对巴勒斯坦的援助。

“有些人声称已经实现了和平，但这并没有为人道主义援助物资的运送铺平道路。这种景象令人羞耻。我们所有人都应该感到羞耻，”他说。

“但如果我们对加沙问题无所作为，我们的信誉又有何价值呢？”他补充道。

英国首相安迪·伯纳姆与法国总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙在英国伦敦会面 [图片：Leon Neal/路透社]

英国首相安迪·伯纳姆表示，未能实现两国方案将“削弱”人们对那些谈论过这个问题但没有采取行动的政客的信任。

伯纳姆告诉来自数十个国家的代表，英国也禁止与西岸的以色列非法定居点进行贸易，因为 E1 定居点扩张计划是“蓄意阻挠两国方案”。

“我们都生活在一个政治信任度低的时代。在座的许多人，以及世界各地的许多政治家，几十年来一直在谈论两国方案。但如果我们不能用行动来支持这些言论，我们将进一步削弱人们对政治、外交和国际进程的信任，”伯纳姆补充道。