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Philippe Lazzarini says UN agency for Palestinian refugees unable to meet needs as financial crisis deepens.

The US framework includes monitoring Palestinian school curricula and social media activities of UNRWA staff.

The UN is faced with doing more with less as international leadership gets tested in the COVID-19 era.

The $50m for Gaza, occupied West Bank was approved by Congress but is being held up by a top Republican senator.

UNRWA’s Gaza director Matthias Schmale said he has impression Israeli military struck with ‘sophistication’.

Philippe Lazzarini said situation in Gaza getting worse because the very basis of the conflict has not been addressed.

UN agency for Palestinian refugees withstood US funding cut, but long-term financial challenges persist.

UNRWA received lowest level of contributions since 2012, at a time when pandemic is exacerbating the needs of refugees.

UNRWA says it needs to raise $70m by the end of the month or it will not be able to pay salaries of thousands of people.

No longer dependent on US funding, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees must recommit to its historic mission.

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