The spending bill also has other 'key pro-Israel provisions' aimed at the U.N. and other international organizations.
WASHINGTON (AN) — The U.S. spending package signed by President Joe Biden blocks funding meant to help Palestinian refugees and investigate war crimes in Gaza.
It delivers a significant blow to the already cash-strapped United Nations, withholding hundreds of millions of dollars from the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency and other agencies dealing with the Israel-Hamas war.
U.N. leaders hailed Pope Francis as a champion of the environment and tireless advocate of refugees and migrants.
From migrants to refugees, millions of lives and the organizations that help them are at risk from U.S. aid cuts.
Scoop: The cuts result from Trump abolishing Biden-era efforts to save lives through legal U.S. immigration options.
Scoop: The budget freeze is part of almost $700 million the U.N. refugee agency already received from the United States.
The head of the International Peace Institute praised the treaty negotiators for their 'amazing' critical problem-solving.
'To be blunt, we cannot do everything,' WHO's chief said in announcing a management overhaul and other cuts.
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The military draft now looms over young Latvians to bolster NATO-allied defenses, but many have started to embrace it.
