Beirut – UN Palestinian Refugees Agency To Work To Preserve Services

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    Pierre Krahenbuh, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, speaks during a press conference, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019. Krahenbuh said the organization was able to keep all schools and health centers in camps around Lebanon last year despite funding cuts.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)Beirut – The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees says the group’s staff “will convene all our energy” to preserve all services through 2019 despite funding cuts.

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    Pierre Krahenbuhl told reporters Wednesday that the UNRWA was able to keep all schools and health centers in camps around Lebanon open last year despite the cuts.

    The United States, once the agency’s largest and most generous donor, withdrew its support for the agency in 2018. That resulted in an abrupt loss of $300 million in funding for the organization.

    Last month, UNRWA appealed for $1.2 billion to fund their services this year, aiming to maintain the same amount of money the agency received from donors in 2018.

    The U.N. agency assists 5.4 million registered Palestinian refugees across the Middle East.


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    hashomer
    hashomer
    5 years ago

    Jews everywhere are under attack. Israel is under attack, by terror groups, Iran, lefty Dem congresswomen and the alt-yidden. Let the UN starve before more $$ are pumped into our enemies! Time to stand up together or it will be 70 CE and 1942 all over again!

    grandbear
    grandbear
    5 years ago

    After more than 70 years there should be no refugees left so disband all of these agencies NOW.