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1 Sep 2018

United States ends funding for UN Palestinian refugee agency

Palestinian officials have denounced America’s decision to stop funding the UN agency which helps Palestinian refugees – saying it’s an attack on their rights.

A spokesman for the Palestinian president said the move would only “strengthen terrorism” in the region.

The US decision cuts $300 million in planned support for the UN Relief and Works Agency, which the Americans have described as “fundamentally flawed”.