The Group of 77, or G77, is the single largest voting bloc at the United Nations. And in 2019, it will be chaired for the first time by Palestine. Palestine has unique status at the United Nations. It is not...
The UN agency that provides humanitarian relief for Palestinian refugees is coming under assault from the Trump administration. Again. Late last week, Foreign Policy reported that the Trump administration was seeking to abolish the UN Relief and Works Agency, better...
Editor’s note. This podcast was originally published in December, following news that the Trump administration would move the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. That move happened today, in a ceremony in Jerusalem attended by top American officials....
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency, known as UNRWA, is facing a crisis. This is the humanitarian agency that provides relief for Palestinian refugees in the West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria. This includes running hospitals and schools...
Will the Trump Administration Upend Decades of US Policy and Cut Relief Aid to Palestinian Refugees?
Is the United States about to cut off American funding for the UN agency that provides humanitarian aid for Palestinian refugees? A tweet from President Trump and remarks from Ambassador Nikki Haley seem to suggest that the US is considering...
UPDATE II: The resolution passes with 128 countries voting in favor; 9 against; and 35 abstentions. As you can see from the list below, Trump’s threat yesterday to cut off aid to countries who vote against the United States did...
Editor’s note. This podcast was originally published in December, following news that the Trump administration would move the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. That move happened today, in a ceremony in Jerusalem attended by top American...
No group illustrates the potential impact of long term refugee status like Palestinian refugees. While the global average for time spent as a refugee is 17 years, Palestinian refugees have held that status for 66 years. Unlike other refugee groups...
How one NGO trying to advance dignity and create opportunity for Palestinians