国际英语资讯:UN to launch funding campaign for Palestinian refugees following U.S. aid cut
<p><span word="GAZA">GAZA</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 21-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="Relief">Relief</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Works">Works</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Palestine">Palestine</span> <span word="Refugees">Refugees</span> (<span word="UNRWA">UNRWA</span>) <span word="will">will</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="deficit">deficit</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="UNRWA">UNRWA</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="UNRWA">UNRWA</span> <span word="Commissioner">Commissioner</span>-<span word="General">General</span> <span word="Pierre">Pierre</span> <span word="Krahenbuhl">Krahenbuhl</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Gaza">Gaza</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="announce">announce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kick">kick</span>-<span word="off">off</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span>," <span word="UNRWA">UNRWA</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="advisor">advisor</span> <span word="Adnan">Adnan</span> <span word="Abu">Abu</span> <span word="Hasna">Hasna</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="UNRWA">UNRWA</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Palestinian">Palestinian</span> <span word="refugees">refugees</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="uNPRecedented">uNPRecedented</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span>," <span word="Abu">Abu</span> <span word="Hasna">Hasna</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decrease">decrease</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="contribution">contribution</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="UNRWA">UNRWA</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2018 <span word="from">from</span> 125 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="to">to</span> 65 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="with">with</span> 45 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="pledged">pledged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Palestinians">Palestinians</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="refuse">refuse</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="negotiation">negotiation</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="donates">donates</span> <span word="annually">annually</span> 364 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="UNRWA">UNRWA</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="sole">sole</span> <span word="contributor">contributor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="agency">agency</span>.</p><p><span word="UNRWA">UNRWA</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="education">education</span>, <span word="health">health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> 5 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="Palestinian">Palestinian</span> <span word="refugees">refugees</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> 49-<span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="deficit">deficit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="fund">fund</span> <span word="suspension">suspension</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p>
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