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U.S. aid cut risks collapse of UN Palestinian refugee agency: experts

U.S.PresidentDonaldTrump'sdecisiontoreduceaidtoUNReliefandWorksAgencyforPalestineRefugees(UNRWA)willmaketheorganizationcollapsefromwithin,saidrefugeesaffairsexp

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Opinion: US cutting aid to vulnerable Palestinians is a mistake

TheUSStateDepartmentannouncedonTuesdaythatitwaswithholding65milliondollarsoutofthe125-million-dollaraidpackageearmarkedfortheUnitedNationsReliefandWorksAgencyfo

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US withholds $65 mn from UN agency for Palestinians

TheUnitedStatesheldback$65millionmeantfortheUnitedNationsreliefagencyforPalestiniansonTuesday,twoweeksafterPresidentDonaldTrumpthreatenedfuturepayments.StateDep

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Situation in Gaza further complicated as a result of blockade: UN agency

ThespokespersonfortheUnitedNationsReliefandWorksAgencyforPalestinerefugees(UNRWA)ChristopherGunnesswarnedtheprecarioussituationofbothUNRWAandGazaStrip.UNRWA,whi

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UN agency launches appeal to protect Palestinian refugees from winter’s harsh weather

The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) on Tuesday launched a campaign to raise 2 million U.S. dollars to provide the most vulnerable Palestinian refugees with the support they need to keep warm this winter, a UN spokesman told reporters here.

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Brazil admitted to UN relief agency's top consultative body

The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to admit Brazil to the Advisory Commission of the United Nations Relief Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) as a full member, the agency reported Tuesday.

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Nearly 300,000 children back to school in conflict-torn Syria, Gaza: UN agency

​As the new school year kicks off across the world, nearly 300,000 children returned on Monday back to United Nations-run classrooms in Gaza and Syria, where the UN is supporting holistic and innovative solutions to ensure the emergency education needs of Palestine refugees are addressed in war-ravaged areas where many of their schools were damaged and destroyed.

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Ban voices "outrage" at placement of rockets in UN-administered school in Gaza

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Wednesday voiced "outrage" at the placement of rockets in a school administered by the world organization in the Gaza Strip, calling it "unacceptable."

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UN agency condemns killing of staff member by Israeli forces

The UN's Palestine refugee agency on Monday condemned the killing of one of its staff members by Israeli troops in the occupied Palestinian territory, a UN spokesman told reporter here.