LONDON: The UK on Monday said it would provide £10 million ($13.4 million) in funding to support early recovery efforts in the Gaza Strip, as it called for faster international action on a 20-point peace plan for the region. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said the money would go to the UN Horizon Fund to back a Palestinian-led, UN-coordinated recovery effort with a focus on water and sanitation, healthcare, education, housing, debris clearance and reducing the risk from unexploded devices.

The scheme falls critically short of the $71bn reportedly needed for Gaza's recovery over the next 10 years.

The UK will provide £10 million ($12 million) to support early recovery efforts in Gaza and join a new EU-led international initiative aimed at coordinating funding and practical…