The US Takes a Stand Against UNRWA
Cherith Norman Chalet
Acting U.S. Deputy Rtiepresentative to the United Nations
U.S. Mission to the United Nations
New York, New York
November 15, 2019
AS DELIVERED
The United States continues to oppose the annual submission of more than a dozen...
UNRWA is in trouble
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UNRWA Audit Shocker: $105 Million SURPLUS!
The Report of the Board of Auditors to the President of the UN General Assembly dated July 24, 2019 disclosed an UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near...
Jewish NGOs Call UNRWA to Account
PRESS RELEASE
November 7, 2019
From press@icjw.org
Jewish NGOs Call UNRWA to Account
Representatives of the International Council of Jewish Women and other Jewish NGOs at the United Nations are demanding that donor nations attach conditions to the...
UNRWA Financial report and audited financial statements -2017, 2018
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East Financial report and audited financial statements and Report of the Board of Auditors:
For the year ended 31 December 2018
For...
UN consulting with Israeli NGO to improve UNRWA operations
The United Nations has begun exploring alternatives to the mandate of UNRWA, the relief agency it created in 1949 to specifically cater to Palestinian refugees.
The latest steps come against the backdrop of allegations that...
There’s room for cautious optimism on UNRWA
For decades, the UN's agency for Palestinian refugees, officially known as the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, has been doing nothing but perpetuating the Palestinian problem.
The...
YouTube violated own rules in banning pro-Israel channel that took on UNRWA
“If YouTube issued any warnings or notices, they did not come to the attention of CNEPR or Mr. Bedein.”
Talk about blaming the messenger.
YouTube shut down the channel of Israeli NGO Center for Near East...