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Tuesday, January 16, 2018
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Tuesday, January 16, 2018
US withholds $65M from UN agency for Palestinians
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe United States sent $60 million to keep the UN relief agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) in operation but withheld a further $65 million while it urges others to pay more, a State Department official says.
“There is a need to undertake a fundamental re-examination of UNRWA, both in the way it operates and the way it is funded,” the official says.
US President Donald Trump has threatened to cut funding for the agency after the Palestinians boycotted US officials over Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem.
— with AFP
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