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Palestinian refugees fear US funding cut to UN agency will severely worsen conditions

Washington was by far the largest donor to the UN agency that serves hundreds of thousands of Palestinians
Some Palestinian UN employees attempted to set themselves on fire after losing jobs to funding cuts (Reuters)
By MEE and agencies
Published date: 1 September 2018 17:13 BST | Last update: 6 years 7 months ago
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