Sami Mshasha, the official spokesman of UNRWA, the UN’s agency for “Palestinian refugees”, on Wednesday responded to U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, who threatened to stop funding for UNRWA if the Palestinian Authority (PA) refuses to resume negotiations with Israel.

Mshasha said in a statement that UNRWA had not received any update from the U.S. administration regarding a change in its policy vis-à-vis the funding allocated to the organization.


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