Norway urging UNRWA donors to “reflect on wider consequences” of cutting funding
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Norway, a top donor to the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), is urging countries that have cut funding to the agency to consider the consequences of their actions on the population in Gaza, its foreign minister told Reuters on Wednesday. The Nordic country on Sunday said it would maintain its funding to UNRWA following […] The post Norway urging UNRWA donors to “reflect on wider consequences” of cutting funding appeared first on Știri online, ultimele știri, presa online, ziar online - Sursazilei.ro .
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