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Trump ended U.S. funds for UNRWA. Israel banned it. The human costs will be astronomical
President Trump halted U.S. funding for UNRWA on Tuesday. Israel enacted a ban on the agency. The cost for civilians in Gaza will be enormous.
Trump cuts US off from UN Human Rights Council, bans UNRWA funding
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday ceasing U.S. engagement with the U.N. Human Rights Council and banning funding for the U.N. relief agency for Gaza.
US to again withdraw from the UN Human Rights Council, stop UNRWA funding
The actions come one day before Trump is set to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington.
Trump pulling U.S. out of U.N. Human Rights Council, ending funding for UNRWA
President Trump on Tuesday announced the United States would withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council and end funding for the Palestinian relief agency UNRWA. Reuters White House reporter Jeff Mason joined CBS News to discuss the move.
Trump withdraws the U.S. from the United Nations Human Rights Council
The president's executive order also cuts future funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, which provides aid to Palestinians.
UN Special Rapporteur Criticises Israel Withdrawal From UN Human Rights Council
UN Special Rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese gives a press conference at the UN City in Copenhagen, Denmark February 5, 2025. Ritzau Scanpix/Ida Marie Odgaard via REUTERS/File Photo GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories said on Thursday that Israel's decision to withdraw from the U.
Israel to stop engagement with UN human rights council, alleging bias
Israel has told the United Nations Human Rights Council that it is disengaging from the body, alleging it was biased, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Thursday. Council members have frequently raised allegations of Israeli human rights violations in the Gaza war,
Trump cutting ties with UN Human Rights Council
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Israel Withdraws From UN Human Rights Council, Foreign Minister Says
"The decision was reached in light of the ongoing and unrelenting institutional bias against Israel in the Human Rights Council, which has been persistent since its inception in 2
Trump announces withdrawal from UN human rights body and halt to funding for Palestinian refugees
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that the United States will withdraw from the top U.N. human rights body and will not resume funding for the U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees. The U.S.
Switzerland: Israel withdraws from UN Human Rights Council with a letter
The Israeli government made official on Thursday, through a procedure carried out in Geneva, its withdrawal from all activities related to the United Nations Human Rights Council, a body which it accuses of acting in a biased and anti-Israel manner.
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As Israel’s UNRWA Ban Sets In, Palestinians Worry About Political Repercussions
The ban on the agency threatens Palestinian essential services. Some say it could also be a precursor to annexation.
Israel orders UNRWA to cease operations in country over terror ties: 'miserably failed in its mandate'
The Israeli government ban on UNRWA over national security concerns and links to terrorism began Jan. 30. UNRWA has called ...
Trump plans to ‘permanently resettle’ Palestinians outside Gaza – the very reason Unrwa was originally created
In fact, that’s the very reason the US supported the creation of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine ...
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UNRWA vows to keep providing aid to Gaza despite Israeli ban
UNRWA, the United Nations’ Palestinian relief agency, said it remains operational in Gaza, the occupied West Bank and East ...
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Trump Signs Executive Order Calling for Review of U.S. Funding and Ties to U.N.
The president also withdrew from the U.N.’s Human Rights Council and stopped funding UNRWA. By Farnaz Fassihi United Nations reporter President Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday calling ...
Israel enforces laws banning UNRWA
The law that bans the United Nations agency that aids Palestinian refugees in Gaza went into effect on Wednesday.
UNRWA director: Israel ban on aid agency will ‘destroy’ humanitarian efforts
Bill Deere, director of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNWRA), discussed ...
College commencement speaker tells audience to donate to UNRWA instead of university
A student speaker at a Middlebury College graduation ceremony attacked her school on Saturday for failing to take action ...