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UNRWA rejects US bid to remove its mandateHead of UN agency rejects US proposal for countries hosting Palestinian refugees to take over food aid services.

           Middle East

UN: Palestinian food aid threatened by 'serious funding crisis'       Middle East

'It really hurts': US aid cuts hit most vulnerable Palestinians         Middle East

Israel plans to close UNRWA schools in occupied East Jerusalem        Israeli–Palestinian conflict

This is what rocked Palestine in 2018         Middle East04 Oct 2018 21:06 GMT

Jerusalem to remove UNRWA to 'end lie of Palestine refugees' City's mayor, Nir Barkat, says cut in US aid creates 'rare opportunity' to replace UNRWA with Jerusalem municipality.

       Middle East01 Oct 2018 18:10 GMT

UN foreign workers pulled from Gaza over security concernsUNRWA says some foreign staff withdrawn from Gaza due to security risks amid protests over job cuts.

       UNRWA27 Sep 2018 07:34 GMT

Palestinian refugee agency seeks to fill US funding cutArab and EU states expected to increase donations to UNRWA, as $185m required to keep agency running until end of 2018.

       Middle East26 Sep 2018 11:42 GMT

Palestinian refugee students strike against US cuts to UN agencyPalestinian refugee schoolchildren went on strike across the occupied West Bank, protesting US funding cuts. 

       Palestine02 Sep 2018 10:22 GMT

US funding cut is 'politicization of humanitarian aid'EU, Ireland, Jordan and Germany pledge further support after US slashed UNRWA funding by $300m.

       Palestine02 Sep 2018 05:28 GMT

Wishing away Palestinian refugees: End of US' UNRWA aid explained'Doomsday scenario' could unfold unless Palestinian agency replaces US funding within 30 days, spokesperson says.

  04:12     United States01 Sep 2018 05:30 GMT

US ends all funding for UN's Palestine refugee agency Move by Trump administration sharply criticised as a 'flagrant assault' on Palestinians already enduring dire situation.

       Palestine29 Aug 2018 20:32 GMT

US envoy challenges Palestinians' right of returnAmbassador Nikki Haley says right of return 'absolutely" needs to be 'looked at' during pro-Israeli think-tank speech.

       UNRWA04 Aug 2018 18:26 GMT

Trump 'moving to strip' Palestinians of refugee statusUS president's move to cut UN agency aid part of scheme to deny refugee rights to Palestinians, Foreign Policy reports.

       Opinion28 Jul 2018 11:32 GMT

Trump's funding cuts to Palestinian refugees put lives at riskUNRWA is not a political organisation and should not be used in political games. 

 by  Zaha Hassan

       United States25 Jul 2018 15:01 GMT

US envoy to UN: Arab states do not really support Palestine Nikki Haley blames Middle Eastern countries for not doing enough to financially help the Palestinians.

       UNRWA26 Jun 2018 09:54 GMT

UN calls for UNRWA funding after US aid cutsHead of Palestinian refugee agency says more than $250m needed to support millions of people following US aid cuts.

       Palestine15 Mar 2018 19:13 GMT

Summit on UNRWA funding gets $100m in aid pledgesParticipants in Rome meeting to help fund the Palestinian refugee agency, but combined aid pledge falls $350m short.

       UNRWA21 Feb 2018 14:30 GMT

UN: Food aid to Palestinian refugees likely to run out in JuneUNRWA is missing millions of dollars from its budget after the US cut funding to the agency. Now, it cannot guarantee food distribution for the rest of the year.

  02:47     UNRWA29 Jan 2018 18:06 GMT

Thousands protest against planned UNRWA aid cutsSome 13,000 people have protested against the looming budget cuts to the UNRWA budget that could spell catastrophe for millions.

  01:57   Show More   Opinion     Trump's funding cuts to Palestinian refugees put lives at risk by  Zaha Hassan

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