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FILE - Commissioner-General of the U.N. agency for Palestinian Refugees Philippe Lazzarini speaks during a news conference in Beirut, Lebanon, May 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)

Banning UNRWA will lead to a vacuum and more suffering for Palestinians, the agency’s chief says

By Baraa Anwer and Sarah El Deeb - Associated Press

Palestinian demonstrators stand in front of the gate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), demanding that the agency fulfil promises to compensate them for losses to their homes during the 2014 war, in Gaza City, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. The protest revealed public desperation amid ongoing efforts to alleviate Gaza's housing crisis, including an Egyptian-funded project that aims to complete 1,400 apartments by the end of this year. Arabic reads "We demand the UNRWA to pay the compensation that we signed with the agency.", "We demand UNRWA to pay compensation for the 2014 aggression.", "Eight years of suffering while we are waiting for our compensation, which is a legal right for every affected refugee." - Victims of the 2014 aggression". (AP Photo/Adel Hana, file)

Republicans move to cut off funding permanently to Hamas-linked U.N. relief agency

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

A Palestinian boy displays clothes for sale next to the entrance of the UNRWA Rimal Health Center in Gaza City, Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. The U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees, known as UNRWA, said it needs to raise $70 million by the end of the month or it will not be able to pay the full salaries of thousands of employees through the end of the year. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

UN agency for Palestinians may defer salaries for workers

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

UN appoints acting deputy at agency being probed

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

Palestinian agency urges donors: Match 2018 funds in 2019

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

In this Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018 photo, the head of United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) Pierre Kraehenbuehl speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Jerusalem. Kraehenbuehl said Thursday that he believes the U.S. slashed his budget early this year to take out its frustration with the Palestinian Authority but warns that the millions of people served by his organization cannot be wished away. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

UN official: Palestinian refugee issue can’t be wished away

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

In this Jan. 10, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington. The Trump administration is preparing to withhold tens of millions of dollars from the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, cutting the year's first contribution by more than half or perhaps entirely, and making additional donations contingent on major changes to the organization, according to U.S. officials. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

APNewsBreak: US set to cut UN money for Palestinian refugees

By MATTHEW LEE and JULIE PACE - Associated Press