UNRWA

PBA: 90 percent of Gaza economic activities will stop

Tuesday-4-September-2018

The Palestinian Businessmen Association (PBA) has warned that 90 percent of the economic activities in the besieged Gaza Strip will grind to a halt completely as a result of the financial and humanitarian shocks that have afflicted the population especially after the US administration stopped funding UNRWA.

Spain Venezuela slam US decision to cut all aid of UNRWA

Monday-3-September-2018

Spain strongly condemned in a press release issued Monday the US decision to end financing the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).

Britain pledges commitment to continue supporting UNRWA

Sunday-2-September-2018

Britain Sunday affirmed its commitment to continue to support the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) following the US decision on Friday to cull all funding to the agency.

Ireland: US halt of funding to UNRWA “heartless and dangerous”

Sunday-2-September-2018

Ireland’s foreign minister Simon Coveney has condemned the US decision to end all funding to UNRWA which supports some five million Palestinian refugees.

Jordan calls for ministerial Arab League meeting over UNRWA

Sunday-2-September-2018

Jordan on Saturday has asked the Arab League to hold an extraordinary meeting at the ministerial level on September 11 to discuss the financial crisis which UNRWA suffers from.

Turkey condemns US aid cut to UN Palestine refugee agency

Sunday-2-September-2018

Turkish Foreign Ministry strongly condemned on Saturday the U.S. over its decision to end funding for the UN Palestine refugee agency.

UNRWA: Palestine refugees’ rights are not bargaining chips

Saturday-1-September-2018

Pierre Krähenbühl Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in an open letter expressed deep regret and disappointment at the nature of the US decision to end all funding to UNRWA

Hamas: US decision to stop funding UNRWA dangerous escalation

Saturday-1-September-2018

The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas said: “The US decision to cancel all aid to UNRWA aims to wipe out the right of return and represents a dangerous escalation by the United States against the Palestinian people.

UNRWA regrets US decision to stop its funding

Saturday-1-September-2018

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said that “the decision of the United States today (Friday) to stop its funding is disappointing and surprising.”

Khudari: US decision against UNRWA aims to end the refugee issue

Saturday-1-September-2018

Chairman of the Popular Committee against the Siege MP Jamal al-Khudari said that Washington’s decision to cut financial aid to UNRWA is dangerous and its impact extends to millions of refugees inside and outside Palestine.