Tag: UNRWA
Six ways to reform UNRWA
In “UNRWA’s unsettling impact” (My Word, January 12), Liat Collins is mistaken in her suggestion to incorporate UNRWA into the UNHCR. It is not because her idea is illogical – it is not possible.
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UNRWA will not go away just because it loses US funds
The GAO, the General Accounting Office, the investigative arm of the US Congress, is scheduled to issue a massive report on the indiscretions of UNRWA during the month of February. That report will create...
Do not cut funds to UNRWA; Condition funds to UNRWA
The US Ambassador to the UN has now questioned the credibility of UNRWA as a recipient of US AID.
By no small coincidence, the GAO, the General Accounting Office, the investigative arm of the US...
DeNazification Can Bring Results
One of the tragedies of Middle East peace negotiations launched between the government of Israel and the PLO in the 1991 Madrid conference and in the 1993 Oslo summit, was that there was no...
UNRWA & NSC Response to Comprehensive Study of PA/UNRWA textbooks.
With the launch of the new school year in the Palestinian Authority and UNRWA education system, it pains me to report that US funds flow to these schools, without constraints to UNRWA/ PA schools...
UNRWA- A UN Agency Encourages Children to Engage in Acts of War
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which serves Palestinian Arabs who were refugees from the 1948 war, along with their descendants, is responsible for the education of about 25% of Palestinian Arab ...
Well Intentioned UNRWA Policy Changes Suggested by Former US Ambassador to the UN Cannot...
Since a primary subject that our office covers is UNRWA, allow me to say that the following article is well intentioned yet misleading.
No changes can be made in UNRWA without the approval of the...
National Security Council (NSC) issues statement on UNRWA. We offer to brief the NSC
The White House National Security Council spokesman issued the following statement about UNRWA
“The United States has supported the work of UNRWA and has been among its leading donors, having provided over $359 million in...
UNRWA education discussed and distorted at the UN
Oct. 12, 2017, UNESCO and UNRWA officials convened a panel on the topic of “UNRWA education”.
https://www.unrwa.org/newsroom/videos/unrwa-and-unesco-discuss-education-refugee-children-european-parliament
Moderator asked: What values does UNRWA teach?
The answer: UNRWA teaches “human rights”; term.
Some insight as to what is they...
Don’t believe what your UNRWA Spokesperson tells you
The Center for Near East Policy Research has concluded a research project of all PA textbooks used in UNRWA Schools.(1) The report , authored by Dr. Arnon Groiss and Dr. Ronni Shaked , published...