Washington's UNRWA funding freeze is destroying hope, agency's US chief says US Microsoft urges Trump to loosen AI chip restrictions Technology Witkoff: Real estate summit to be held to discuss US Gaza plans US Nvidia posts record quarterly revenue and projects strong outlook Markets US takes ai...
Under Trump, Washington has backed a move by Israel to ban the agency, after the US ally accused UNRWA of spreading hate material. US funding of UNRWA was halted in January 2024 by the administration of then-president Joe Biden after Israel accused 12 of its employees of invol...
President Biden restored UNRWA’s funding and sent the agency hundreds of millions of dollars after President Trump had cut off funds over its ties to terrorism. While Congress passed a one-year ban on further funding of UNRWA last spring, the Biden administration admitted that it was looking t...
The Dead Sea Declaration and Call to Action on Refugees and Diabetes was released at the end of the conference in which the participants committed to address the prevention and care of diabetes in refugee populations by working to: 1. Strengthen health systems to provide universal access to ...
Last month, the US also announced it wascutting all funding to the UNRWA, the UN agency that provides schools and healthcare services to more than five million Palestinian refugees, leaving the agency with a shortfall of $300 million.
UNRWA Chief 'Shocked' After Countries Pause Funding More Reuters Commissioner General of UNRWA, Philippe Lazzarini, attends the assembly on the opening day of the Global Refugee Forum, in Geneva, Switzerland, December 13, 2023. Jean-Guy Python/Pool via REUTERS/File photo (Reuters) - The head ...
President Trump on Tuesday announced the United States would withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council and end funding for the Palestinian relief agency UNRWA. Reuters White House reporter Jeff Mason joined CBS News to discuss the move.
Ari Blaff, “UNWRA Deletes Social-Media Post Accusing Hamas of Stealing Humanitarian Supplies,”National Review, (October 16, 2023); “IDF releases proof of Hamas stealing gas from Gazan hospitals,”Jerusalem Post, (November 1, 2023); “Gazans to IDF: Hamas steals UNRWA food, kills civilians...
WASHINGTON: A major terrorist attack in India might lead to a large-scale military assault on Pakistan, which then could lead to a nuclear war in one of the world’s most populous regions, the US Congress was told. Two US experts on South Asian affairs — George Perkovich and Ashley Telli...
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Amman and cities across Jordan on Friday, in a collective show of solidarity with Palestinians.