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Intel: Amid US funding gap, UN Palestinian refugee agency seeks $93M in coronavirus aid

As the coronavirus continues its spread through the impoverished West Bank and Gaza Strip, the United Nations refugee agency for Palestinians is seeking emergency funding to help with what it calls the worst financial crisis in the organization’s 70-year history.

A Palestinian woman sits outside her home in Jabalia refugee camp, one of the most densely populated areas in the world, amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the northern Gaza Strip May 5, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem - RC2CIG93IB6K
A Palestinian woman sits outside her home in the Jabaliya refugee camp, one of the most densely populated areas in the world, amid concerns about the spread of COVID-19 in the northern Gaza Strip, May 5, 2020. — REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

As the coronavirus continues its spread through the impoverished West Bank and Gaza Strip, the United Nations refugee agency for Palestinians is seeking emergency funding to help with what it calls the worst financial crisis in the organization’s 70-year history. 

The UN Relief and Works Agency, or UNRWA, announced a $93.4 million urgent appeal Friday to help cover the cost of food aid, cash assistance and other vital services to Palestinians suffering financially as a result of the coronavirus crisis. 

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