UN’s Palestinian aid agency ‘at breaking point’ after $450m budget shortfall
by Harriet Sherwood from World news | The Guardian on (#6JWDD)
UNRWA chief says humanitarian work in Gaza compromised after donors froze funds over alleged Hamas links
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees has been forced to stretch every dollar" and juggle its finances in order to continue vital work in Gaza after 18 donor countries suspended funding over allegations of links to Hamas.
The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is facing a shortfall of $450m from a budget of $880m as it confronts the biggest humanitarian crisis seen in the organisation's 75-year history.
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