Trump Blackmail at UN Won’t Work if Others Step Up

Expand A Palestinian man stands next to a cart carrying a flour sack distributed by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Khan Younis refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip January 3, 2018. © 2018 Reuters The US government has announced it will cut its expected January contribution to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) by half – a move that could undermine efforts to educate children, provide health care to mothers, and feed babies. The US gives this money voluntarily, but, since it’s the agency’s largest donor, this sudden and unexpected…

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