国际英语资讯:UN chief concerned about possible U.S. cut in aid for Palestinian refugee agency
<p><span word="UNITED">UNITED</span> <span word="NATIONS">NATIONS</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 16-- <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span>-<span word="General">General</span> <span word="Antonio">Antonio</span> <span word="Guterres">Guterres</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="contributions">contributions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Palestinian">Palestinian</span> <span word="refugees">refugees</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="UNRWA">UNRWA</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="strongly">strongly</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="UNRWA">UNRWA</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="share">share</span>," <span word="Guterres">Guterres</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span>, <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</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="Palestinian">Palestinian</span> <span word="refugees">refugees</span>.</p><p><span word="UNRWA">UNRWA</span> (<span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="Relief">Relief</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Works">Works</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Palestinian">Palestinian</span> <span word="institution">institution</span>, <span word="UNRWA">UNRWA</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="institution">institution</span>, <span word="Guterres">Guterres</span> <span word="explained">explained</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="vital">vital</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>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="occupied">occupied</span> <span word="territories">territories</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Jordan">Jordan</span>, <span word="Syria">Syria</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="importance">importance</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="being">being</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="populations">populations</span> -- <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="humanitarian">humanitarian</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="here">here</span> -- <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="observers">observers</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="factor">factor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stability">stability</span>."</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="providing">providing</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span>, <span word="very">very</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="chief">chief</span>. "<span word="And">And</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="occur">occur</span>."</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="that">that</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="is">is</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="withhold">withhold</span> <span word="tens">tens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="UNRWA">UNRWA</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1949 <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Palestinian">Palestinian</span> <span word="refugees">refugees</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="descendants">descendants</span>.</p>
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