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UN, EU call for sustained UNRWA funding amid $250 million shortfall
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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The United Nations and European Union have called for sustainable financing of UNRWA and the removal of Israeli restrictions on its operations, as the agency faces a projected $250 million budget deficit in 2026 that threatens continued services to millions of Palestinian refugees, Shehab Wire reported.
The financial crisis endangers UNRWA's ability to maintain its humanitarian programs across the Palestinian territories and neighboring countries where Palestinian refugees reside.
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