THE UN has expressed serious concern at the US decision to withhold more than half of a tranche of funding for the agency supporting Palestinian refugees. Washington will hand over $60m (£43m) of a planned payment to the UN Relief and Works Agency (Unrwa) but keep back $65m until it carries out “reforms”. UN Secretary-General António Guterres said it could be forced to cut health care, education and social services. “Millions of refugees’ dignity and human security were at stake,” Unrwa said. The Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) accused the US of “targeting the most vulnerable segment of the Palestinian people”.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 17, 2018 20:48 UTC