MALAYSIA will provide an additional US$1 million (about RM4.07 million) to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) over five years to support humanitarian efforts in Palestine.
Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said the contribution would be channelled in annual instalments of US$200,000 (RM813,700) until 2030.
“We need to send a clear message that Palestinian statehood cannot continue to be a deferred promise.
“Therefore, Malaysia wants the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to push for an immediate and lasting ceasefire,” he said in his intervention at the OIC Annual Coordination Meeting and Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in New York today.
Mohamad also urged Israel to end settler violence in the West Bank, the illegal displacement of Palestinians in Jerusalem and any actions that could alter the identity of Jerusalem and its holy sites.
He said the OIC had a role in taking steps towards realising an independent, sovereign and viable Palestinian state in line with the two-state solution.
“Malaysia also urges OIC member states to provide greater support in protecting, rebuilding and strengthening Palestinian institutions.
“This is to ensure accountability for violations of international law by Israel, including allegations of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, as well as to seek appropriate reparations for the Palestinian people,” he said. - September 25, 2026
