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US warned that its threat to cut Palestinian aid threatens the whole region

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Published: 18 January 2018

Last updated: 4 March 2024

As Washington agrees to cut only some, not all aid, UNRWA launches a global fundraising campaign, with Belgium already pledging A$30 million

Stung by US aid cut, UNRWA launches global fundraising campaign (Times of Israel)
Funding the Palestinian refugee agency 'not a bargaining chip but a US and international obligation,' says PA envoy in Washington

UNRWA warns US funding cut threatens regional security, Palestinian dignity (Times of Israel)
Head of the aid agency calls for global fundraising effort, as Washington insists its move is not a punishment

In compromise, US set to cut only some aid for UN Palestinian refugee agency (Times of Israel)
UN envoy Haley is pushing for complete end to US aid slated for UNRWA, but others warn move is drastic and want $60 million of promised $125 million to be sent

Belgium steps in, pledges A$30m to UN Palestinian Refugee Agency (Haaretz)
The country's full three-year budget will be 'immediately dispersed.' For many Palestinians, 'UNRWA is the last life buoy,' says Belgian Deputy Prime Minister

Photo: UN trucks carrying building materials for projects funded by UNRWA arrive in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip after crossing the Israeli Kerem Shalom crossing in 2013 (Abed Rahim Khatib/ Flash90/ File)
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