Posts Tagged: UNRWA Funding
Republican Senators Introduce Bill to Halt Aid to Gaza
Senators Rick Scott (R-FL) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) on Tuesday announced the reintroduction of the Stop Taxpayer Funding of Hamas Act, which would prohibit US...
Republican Congressman Slams Biden Administration for Giving Palestinians Money in Wake of Terror Attacks
Congressman Ronny Jackson (R-TX) slammed the Biden administration Friday for giving the Palestinians more aid in the wake of Palestinian terror attacks in Jerusalem that...
US Announces $99 Million in Assistance to UNRWA
JNS.org - The United States announced that will be providing $99 million in funding to the United Nations Relief Works Agency (UNRWA), the world body’s...
UNRWA Chief Makes Urgent Appeal for Funding, Says Agency Risks ‘Collapse’
JNS.org - United Nation Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) chief Philippe Lazzarini warned on Friday that due to a severe funding crisis, the organization faces...
Republican Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Block US Foreign Aid to UNRWA
JNS.org - Republicans in Congress are responding to the resumption of US foreign aid to the United Nations Relief and Work Agency for Palestine Refugees...
UN Refugee Agency for Palestinians Appeals for Money to Pay Salaries
The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees announced on Monday that it has run out of money to pay the salaries of its staff across...
Israel, US to Push for Tighter UN Scrutiny of Palestinian Refugee Agency
JNS.org - The United States and Israel are joining forces to push for reform in the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in...
New Zealand Decides to Suspend Funding to UNRWA
JNS.org - New Zealand has suspended funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), pending the release of the October report by the...
UN Agency Aiding Palestinians Rejects US Bid to Strip It of Mandate
The head of the United Nations agency that has supported Palestinian refugees for seven decades hit back on Thursday at a US proposal to have...
US Halts Funding to UN Palestinian Refugee Aid Agency
The United States on Friday cut funding to a UN agency that supports Palestinian refugees, saying its business model and fiscal practices were an "irredeemably...
Trump Administration to Drop Funding Next Week for UN Palestinian Refugee Aid Agency
The Trump administration will announce a decision within days to cancel funding for a UN agency that supports Palestinian refugees, several people familiar with the...
UN Schools Open in West Bank, Gaza Despite US Funding Cut
Schools run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees opened in the West Bank and Gaza Strip on Wednesday after it secured funding to offset...
Arab League Head Says US Aid Cut for UNRWA Puts Regional Stability at Risk
Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit said on Thursday that a cut in US funding for a UN agency that helps Palestinian refugees will put...
UN Employees in Gaza Hold Protest Strike Over US Aid Cut
Schools, clinics and food distribution centers in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip were closed on Monday due to a one-day strike by the 13,000 employees of...
