UN warns emergency fund for Palestinians in Syria near empty
DUBAI - The UN agency that supports Palestinian refugees said Sunday that just four percent of its emergency work in Syria has been funded so far this year.
UNRWA spokesman Christopher Gunness said the agency needs around $250 million to fund its cash program, which provides cash distributions for roughly half a million Palestinian refugees affected by the war in Syria.
He said that if there isn't immediate funding, the agency will have to stop running the program "in a matter of days."
