UN seeks new funding pledges for Palestinian refugees
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The United Nations implored member countries Monday to fill a critical funding gap that the Trump administration created by sharply cutting the US contribution to a program that helps Palestinian refugees across the Middle East.
The UN held a conference to raise money for basic services—from food assistance and medical care to sanitation—for 5 million refugees in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.
After the session, the United Nations was still tallying how much was pledged by which countries against this year's shortfall of $250 million facing the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees, which leads the relief efforts.
