Disheartening news
It's tragic to see an essential humanitarian lifeline being pushed to the brink, especially when so many depend on it. How can we let politics get in the way of aid?
UN chief says UN agency for Palestinian refugees nearing ‘breaking point’
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged countries to cover a $100 million gap in funding for the UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA, saying the body was nearing a breaking point after deep cost-cutting and austerity measures. Guterres told an ad hoc meeting of the General Assembly on voluntary contributions that UNRWA’s situation was increasingly precarious given sweeping restrictions throughout occupied Palestinian territory that impeded its work, and the large cash shortfall.