国际英语资讯:UN Palestinian refugee agency launches crowdfunding campaign following U.S. aid cut
<p><span word="RAMALLAH">RAMALLAH</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 17-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Palestinians">Palestinians</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="crowdfunding">crowdfunding</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="over">over</span> 50 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="has">has</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="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="to">to</span> 60 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2018, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> 364 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017, <span word="Sami">Sami</span> <span word="Mshasha">Mshasha</span>, <span word="spokesperson">spokesperson</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="UNRWA">UNRWA</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="shocking">shocking</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="affects">affects</span> 525,000 <span word="students">students</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Palestinians">Palestinians</span> <span word="refugees">refugees</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="stability">stability</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="spokesperson">spokesperson</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UNRWA">UNRWA</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="cut">cut</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> "<span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="services">services</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="deficit">deficit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="contacted">contacted</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="donors">donors</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="refugees">refugees</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="donates">donates</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span> 364 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="UNRWA">UNRWA</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1949 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="humanitarian">humanitarian</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="around">around</span> 5 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="refugees">refugees</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span>, <span word="Gaza">Gaza</span>, <span word="Jordan">Jordan</span>, <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span>.</p>
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