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UNRWA employees in the Gaza Strip demonstrate in protest (Twitter)

September 19th, 2018 - 11:24 GMT

Thousands of UNRWA Employees Take to Streets Of Gaza

Thousands of employees of the U.N. Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) staged a protest in Gaza City on Wednesday to protest the agency’s plan to scale down its operations.

State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said the business model and fiscal practices of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency made it an “irredeemably flawed operation”. (AFP)

September 2nd, 2018 - 11:09 GMT

Jordan Committed to Support UNRWA Despite US Halt of Funding

A woman holds a sign reading 'We trust you with our rights, please do not rob them' during a demonstration by UNRWA employees. (Mahmud Hams/AFP)

September 2nd, 2018 - 08:50 GMT

World Condemns U.S. UNRWA Fund Slash

Car of United Nations Relief and Works Agency (Shutterstock)

September 1st, 2018 - 01:00 GMT

In Mean Move U.S. Cuts UNRWA Funding, Sees Agency 'Irredeemably Flawed Operation'

Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi. (AFP)

August 31st, 2018 - 03:00 GMT

Jordan Vows to Secure Necessary Funding for UNRWA

(Shutterstock/File Photo)

August 9th, 2018 - 08:23 GMT

Jordan Warns Cash-Strapped UNRWA 'Catastrophic' for Millions of Palestinian Refugees

A Palestinian man walks past the building of the UNRWA headquarters in Gaza City on January 8, 2018. (AFP/ File Photo)

May 15th, 2018 - 08:09 GMT

UNRWA Chief Praises Donations as 'Rare Piece of Good News' to Aid Palestinian Refugees

US Congress (AFP/File Photo)

March 22nd, 2018 - 03:24 GMT

U.S. Congress to Sharply Reduce Annual $300M to Palestinian Authority

A solidarity protest with #Gaza, Tokyo 2014 (Photos: AFP - Kazuhiro Nogi)

February 14th, 2018 - 10:39 GMT

Will Japan be the New Broker of Peace in the Middle East?

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) announced the launch of an emergency call for funds in the amount of $800 million to overcome its financial crisis. (Al Bawaba)

January 30th, 2018 - 04:27 GMT

UNRWA Launches Emergency Appeal for $800 Million After US Funding Cuts

A Palestinian youth carries food donations outside the United Nations food distribution center in Gaza City on Jan. 15, 2018 (MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)

January 17th, 2018 - 07:45 GMT

US Cuts UNRWA Funding by $65 Million

The U.S. is the largest donor to the relief agency, with a pledge of around $370 million as of 2016 (Shutterstock/File)

January 8th, 2018 - 09:10 GMT

UNRWA Says No Official Statement from US on Cutting Funds

Last year, Gulf countries helped UNRWA meet the $101M budget shortfall. (UNRWA)

May 5th, 2016 - 10:40 GMT

UNRWA appeals to GCC for help funding Palestinian refugee education

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