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UK funding cuts push UN Palestine aid agency ‘close to collapse’

UK funding cuts push UN Palestine aid agency ‘close to collapse’

  • Agency commissioner-general said he has ‘nothing’ in his bank account at the beginning of November
  • London used to be the third-largest contributor to UNRWA before it slashed its aid budget during the pandemic
By Arab News ·
Update US restores Palestinian aid with $235m package

US restores Palestinian aid with $235m package

By Reuters ·
UN agency for Palestinian refugees on tenterhooks over probe

UN agency for Palestinian refugees on tenterhooks over probe

By AFP ·
UN Palestinian refugee agency seeks donations as funding slips

UN Palestinian refugee agency seeks donations as funding slips

By Reuters ·
Swiss suspend funding to crisis-hit UN agency for Palestinians

Swiss suspend funding to crisis-hit UN agency for Palestinians

By AFP ·
Special Ethics inquiry targets UN agency chief, top staff

Ethics inquiry targets UN agency chief, top staff

By Daoud Kuttab ·
As UN budget dries up, Palestinian classrooms swell in size

As UN budget dries up, Palestinian classrooms swell in size

By AP ·
UNRWA lauds Saudi assistance to Palestinians

UNRWA lauds Saudi assistance to Palestinians

By Arab News ·
Saudi Arabia’s financial support to UNRWA lauded

Saudi Arabia’s financial support to UNRWA lauded

By Arab News ·
UN Palestinian agency says overcoming Trump funding cuts

UN Palestinian agency says overcoming Trump funding cuts

By AFP ·
Gaza medics say Israeli fire wounds dozens of protesters

Gaza medics say Israeli fire wounds dozens of protesters

By Arab News ·
Saudi Foreign Minister reasserts the Kingdom's eagerness to unify Arab stance, revamping Arab League

Saudi Foreign Minister reasserts the Kingdom's eagerness to unify Arab stance, revamping Arab League

By Arab News ·
UNRWA seeking more funds from Gulf, Europe after US cuts

UNRWA seeking more funds from Gulf, Europe after US cuts

By Reuters ·

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