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  Israel coerced members of Palestinian refugee agency to falsely admit links with Hamas: Report

  World | March 09, 2024 17:39 IST

  Earlier this year, several countries including the US suspended funding for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees after it was alleged that some staffers took part in the October 7 attacks. UNRWA fired some staff members and an independent internal UN investigation was launched.

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  India provides second tranche of $5 million contribution to UNRWA for Palestinian refugees

  World | December 28, 2023 22:47 IST

  India increased its annual financial contribution four-fold to the UNRWA core budget, from $1.25 million to $5 million after PM Modi's visit to Palestine in 2018. Palestinians in Gaza are bearing the brunt of a devastating conflict between Israel and Hamas, with 21,000 killed so far.

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  India donates USD 2.5 million to support education, healthcare for Palestinian refugees

  World | October 31, 2022 23:48 IST

  India has given USD 22.5 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) since 2018. UNRWA is a UN agency that supports the relief and human development of Palestinian refugees.

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  Nobel Laureate Malala to donate USD 50,000 to Gaza

  World | October 30, 2014 7:18 IST

  Jerusalem: Malala Yousafzai, the youngest ever Nobel Peace Prize laureate, is to donate USD 50,000 to help rebuild United Nations schools in Gaza, the UN's Palestinian refugee agency said today.The 17-year-old Pakistani children's rights activist