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Israel coerced members of Palestinian refugee agency to falsely admit links with Hamas: Report
World | Mar 09, 2024, 05:39 PM ISTEarlier 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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US halts funding for UN agency for Palestinians after staff's involvement in Hamas' Oct 7 attacks
World | Jan 27, 2024, 10:52 AM ISTPhilippe Lazzarini, UNRWA Commissioner-General, said Israeli authorities provided evidence about the alleged involvement of the agency's staffers in the Hamas' October 7 attacks on Israel. The US State Department said at least 12 UNRWA employees are involved in the brutal attacks.
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India suffers blow as US, Russia, China oppose UNSC reform talks
World | Aug 12, 2015, 04:06 PM ISTUnited Nations: In a setback to India's bid for a permanent seat in an expanded UN Security Council, the US, along with Russia and China, has opposed negotiations to reform the powerful UN body, refusing
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437,000 murdered worldwide in 2012: UN agency
World | Apr 11, 2014, 06:51 AM ISTUnited Nations : Almost half a million people across the world lost their lives in 2012 as a result of intentional homicide, with the highest murder rates logged in the Americas and Africa, and the
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UN agency seeks fund for Congolese refugees
World | Sep 21, 2013, 11:04 AM ISTUnited Nations : The UN refugee agency said Friday it is seeking an extra fund of $21.4 million to assist civilians who have fled the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to