(MENAFN) Following the US decision to withhold USD65 of UNRWA's fund, the head of the UN body, calls for the international community for funding.
The Trump administration would like to see UNRWA enact reforms and see other nations donate more funds to the agency, State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said at a briefing on Tuesday.
Pierre Krahenbuhl , UNRWA commissioner general, said that "At stake is the dignity and human security of millions of Palestine refugees in need of emergency food assistance and other support," adding that ''At stake is the access of refugees to primary healthcare, including prenatal care and other lifesaving services."
UNRWA, that supports Palestinian refugees in the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, Lebanon, Syria and Jordan, runs 700 schools, where 525,000 boys and girls study, and operates 143 health clinics.
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