give on the road which provides a lifeline for around five million palestinians in gaza the west bank jordan lebanon and syria that the u.s. is on his biggest donor giving nearly thirty percent of its budget the e.u. u.k. saudi arabia and germany are the other main donor countries the u.s. had already drastically cut its contribution from three hundred and fifty million dollars donation last year imran khan reports on what the impact will be. it will be camps like these jalazone in the occupied west bank that will be affected most by the us decision to cut a refugee funding to the united nations relief and works agency otherwise known as . there isn't a household here that doesn't rely on whether it's health education a waste collection fifteen thousand refugees live here. it would be a big problem with. the agency wasn't here for just two days you would see thrashed by leg up. in places like gaza residents fear they will be left destitute because of the u.s. decision the israeli siege of gaza already creates acute shortages of food electricity and other essentials as well as causing high unemployme

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agency or the agency provides a lifeline for some five million palestinians in gaza and the west bank jordan lebanon and syria the u.s. is its biggest donor ethiopia has freed a leading opposition figure many a good dinner was one of one hundred sixteen prisoners freed from a prison in the capital addis ababa as part of a mass release of prisoners jailed more than a year ago for their part in anti-government protests the government has so far pardon more than five hundred of the protesters arrested. at least eleven people are now known to have died and forty eight were injured by two suicide bombs in the city of my degree in northern nigeria official suspect the group boko haram to be behind the attacks. a leading voice in hong kong's pro-democracy movement has been sentenced to jail for a second time for his role in protests in two thousand and fourteen joshua wong has been given a three month jail term for contempt of court and has already been taken into custody. where you can get much more on all those stories on our website you can see it on your screens right now the address al jazeera dot com

the agency provides a lifeline for some five million palestinians in gaza in the west bank and jordan lebanon and in syria and the united states is the biggest donor. at least ten people were killed and forty eight injured by two suicide bombers in the city of mud agree in northern nigeria nigerian officials suspect suspected of carrying out the attacks by catalonia is raising palm and has met for the first time since elections in december deputies chose to session supporter russia total as the new speaker but uncertainty remains over who will be the cut the line leader separatist parties hold enough seats for a majority government and redridge says it would be illegal for the exiled former leader to continue the that's news up next it's people live in a. al-jazeera where and for you. it's become one of the defining themes of all times a tidal wave of humanity in search of sanctuary from war repression poverty in recent years millions have taken to the road in the hope that safety and a better life lie on sway some manage it some don't but almost every journey is a tale of hardship insurance

going to give on which provides a lifeline for around five million palestinians in gaza the west bank jordan lebanon and syria now the u.s. is its biggest stoner giving nearly thirty percent of the group's budget but the e.u. u.k. saudi arabia and germany are the other main donor countries the u.s. had already drastically cut its contribution down from a three hundred fifty million dollars donation just last year imran khan reports now on what the impact will be. it will be camps like these jalazone in the occupied west bank that will be affected most by the us decision to cut a refugee funding to the united nations relief and works agency otherwise known as . there isn't a household here that doesn't rely on whether it's health education a waste collection fifteen thousand refugees live here yeah it would be a big problem with. the agency wasn't here for just two days us by league up we rely on at all in places like gaza residents fear they will be left destitute because of the us decision the israeli siege of gaza already creates acute shortages of food electricity and other essentials as well as

the agency provides a lifeline for some five million palestinians in gaza in the west bank and jordan lebanon and in syria and the united states is the biggest donor. at least ten people were killed and forty eight injured by two suicide bombers in the city of my degree in northern nigeria nigerian officials suspect suspected of carrying out the attacks by catalonia is raising palm and has met for the first time since elections in december deputies chose to session supporter russia as the new speaker but uncertainty remains over who will be the cut the line leader separatist parties hold enough seats for a majority government and richard says it would be illegal for the exiled former leader to continue the that's news up next it's people by faith. al-jazeera. and for you. it's become one of the defining themes of our times a tidal wave of humanity in search of sanctuary from war repression poverty in recent years.

the impact of this decision is going to be spread felt across the region from gaza the west bank to lebanon jordan and syria were millions up to five million palestinian refugees depend on. they is the only lifeline for these families a half a million children across the region go to schools i was just in touch with my colleagues in lebanon and they were and were just refugee camp they were telling me about the mother of five children she had the c. section which saved her life because i could provide her the medical services to have it she couldn't afford it otherwise just five children going to school at schools and they now face the prospect the bleak prospect of having no school to go to the very sheltered housing that refugees get across the region are largely houses flats and shelters that have been built for palestinian refugees the impact is completely unthinkable what is happening in zero four on what to start the year with half of its budget withheld by the us administration it's just unthinkable it's unheard of and what will our our appeal urgent appeal is for the u.s. administration to

clinics in total helps an estimated five million people living in camps in the occupied west bank gaza strip jordan lebanon and syria under simmons has more from ramallah and the occupied west bank. donald trump's policy on this issue is to really hits the most underprivileged in this whole conflict as a means of trying to bring the palestinian politicians to the negotiating table to what is a non-existing peace process on top of that he's already making news that soon as we all know to shift the u.s. embassy to jerusalem making it the capital as far as he's concerned of all of israel so this is all highly politically charged but let's look at the humanitarian picture because it actually cuts into every aspect of refugee life in this part of the world from education down to garbage collection food aid a critical aspect for so many people living in impoverished conditions particularly in gaza but also here right across the west bank occupied west bank we see situations where people are absolutely desperate and this is just fueling the situation more than anything else we haven't had any official response ye

in total has helped an estimated five million people living in camps in the occupied west bank gaza strip jordan lebanon and syria under simmons joins us live now from ramallah in the occupied west bank account with this latest amounts with of forty five million dollars is specifically for food aid so what's the impact going to be of withholding that money. well it's going to be colossal because the u.s. is the biggest foreign provider under the mandate really of the international community that this whole system has been set up with which is serving the most vulnerable people in the position here for palestinians in terms of food aid forty five million may not start a huge amount of the big picture of international aid but it is very big in terms of this fund because let's just set the context we had a position in an emergency appeal for the west bank in gaza and the united states state department made a pledge only last month that it would provide forty five million now it's withdrawing that pledge as you heard there the state of the spokesman there saying quite clearly that this was not definitely go

west bank gaza strip jordan lebanon and syria at the mattick editor tim space has more. after years of conflict and poverty millions of palestinians rely on they will be devastated by this announcement or an element of a they should not cut the aid people here are sick and poor and have nothing to support themselves people here can't afford to buy bread so why does the u.s. say it's taking this action it has of long been a concern at this administration here and of the administration about annorah and how it handles itself and how it manages its money under the u.n. relief and works agency for palestinian refugees to give it its full title is one of the oldest agencies in the u.n. system founded almost seventy years ago the u.s. has been its biggest funder providing money for among other things clinics schools and social services for palestinians beyond the borders of the territory long disputed by palestinians and israelis and neighboring countries jordan and lebanon it is not the un refugee agency u.n.h.c.r. that helps palestinians living in camps news of the cuts to t

and in total helped an estimated five million people living in camps in the occupied west bank gaza strip jordan lebanon and syria but chris of again this is a spokesman for armor and he's been speaking to us from amman in jordan and he says more countries need to help support the party we received from the united states last year three hundred fifty billion dollars what we've had so far this year sixty that's a huge differential of course we will work to extend out in the base we will work to engage emerging markets the brics countries islamic charities foundations individuals will launching in a few days a global campaign in order to try to fill that gap now on the other question about what people have to say but under its mandate it is the general assembly that sets and hands down mandates in the general assembly very recently gave robust support to our mandates. the u.s. have to say drexel isn't says the world should step up pressure on north korea until it abandons its nuclear program he says the fact that pyongyang agreed to talk with south korea is proof that sanctions are working missa tennyson'

the agency works with five million refugees in gaza the west bank lebanon syria and jordan. fifty four percent of its budget goes towards education and the rest is split between health supports relief an infrastructure. units funded through voluntary contributions coming from member states other u. n. agencies and private donors. the u. s. is the biggest single contributor and has historically provided around thirty percent of the agency's total budget. eurovision old said the countries decision to freeze half of its funding could have severe repercussions for millions of people. and even threaten regional stability. we are going to be working relentlessly to extend the b base to find al the timime is to come in to fill this g gap b because or sincere hope is that we will be able to. maintain services to some of the most marginal and fragile mmunitiess vulnerable people in the middle east. the us said it could still pay outs it's one hundred and twenty five million dollar contribution in full. if the agency which has been heavily criticized by israel agreed to enacts major r

in total help to the estimated five million people living in camps in the occupied west bank gaza strip jordan lebanon and syria. well palestinian refugees living in jordan say they're disappointed by the decision. to cut the aid will destroy so many families like my family because we depend completely on the right to educate our children all our medicines and medical treatments also the financial support comes to us from. we are ready to stay hungry and thirsty and to be homeless but you will never give up jerusalem and iraq's a mosque. ok we should. say now who's with the truman national security project she was an advisor to the obama administration she joins us now from washington d.c. it seems that this is yet another ratcheting up of the pressure on the palestinians from the trumpet ministration yes and it is very unfortunate because over seven hundred thousand palestinian refugees and for diaspora when israel was established in one nine hundred forty eight and today it's estimated that over seven million palestinians live in refugee camps in lebanon syria jordan and other countries and for the

sixty seven today more than five million palestinians are registered in camps in jordan syria lebanon the occupied west bank and the gaza strip donations from u.n. member states make up nearly all of the agency's budget of over one billion dollars the united states gave three hundred sixty four million u.s. dollars in two thousand and seventeen four hundred forty one million dollars came from the e.u. and its member states. earlier this month the u.s. froze some sixty five million dollars of its aid for the un refugee agency during the world economic forum in davos president trump threatened to cut off u.s. aid to the palestinians altogether unless they resume peace talks with israel the cut in funds could hit the most vulnerable palestinians across the region the un r w a provides them with basic care education health social services and food distribution emergency aid also supports palestinian refugees in war torn syria and in gaza the cut comes at a critical time for the organization and it's now urgently looking for a way to make up the shortfall. in soccer news bonus league a club or c. a dortmund have

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education for five hundred thousand palestinian boys and girls from aleppo in syria across to lebanon jordan the west bank and throughout the cuz the strip and gaza strip alone it's two hundred seventy thousand students that are and people always ask me when are you worried about further radicalization well not as long as the students are in our schools and therefore it's very important that these activities continue and the same for health care activities in our emergency response. so far the e.u. has said that they are willing to make early payments but not pay extra money are you confident you will be able to close that gap well it was very important that several countries including several members of the european union advanced their funding to us to allow us to keep the schools open to keep the clinics open it's clear that at one point if the three hundred million that has been reduced by the us cannot be bridged then we will find ourselves hitting the wall and that will have major implications but not just implications for implications for the dignity of the refugees and regional stability which tru

sixty seven today more than five million palestinians are registered in camps in jordan lebanon syria the occupied west bank and the gaza strip donations from u.n. member states make up the nearly all of the agency's budget of over one billion dollars the united states gave three hundred sixty four million u.s. dollars in two thousand and seventeen four hundred forty one million dollars come from the e.u. and its member states earlier this month the us administration fro some sixty five million dollars of its aid for the un refugee agency during the world economic forum in davos president trump threatened to cut off u.s. aids to the palestinians altogether it is seen as an apparent punishment of the palestinian leadership for harshly criticizing the u.s. decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel the cut in funds risks to effect the most palestinians across the region for which provides basic care education health social services and basic food distribution in addition emergency aid supports palestinian refugees in war torn syria or in gaza they cut comes at a critical time for the organizatio

than one million people live in fifty eight recognized palestinian refugee camps in jordan lebanon and the west bank including occupied east jerusalem with the us is one of the main contributors to relief agencies for palestinian refugees that goes towards education health and social programs washington donated just under three hundred seventy million dollars to the united nations relief and works agency in two thousand and sixteen one hundred germ june joins us now from ramallah so already quoted there mohammed the reaction from the p.l.o. what palestinian authority officials been saying. well sammy that's really along the lines of what we've been hearing i'm going to give you a little bit more of the reaction we heard from p.l.o. executive committee member when i should we who said palestinian rights are not for sale by recognizing occupy jerusalem as israel's capital donald trump has not only violated international law but he has also single handedly destroyed the very foundations of peace and condoned israel's illegal an extension of the city we will not be blackmailed the president trying to sa

a half million people live in fifty eight recognized palestinian refugee camps in jordan lebanon gaza and the west bank including off east jerusalem the u.s. is one of the main contributors to relief agencies for palestinian refugees in two thousand and sixteen the u.s. dispersed about six hundred sixteen million in foreign aid that went to education health and social programs washington donates almost thirty percent of its overall funding to the un's relief agency. stefan salama is a former policy advisor to the palestinian prime minister. he joins me live now from ramallah good to have you with us let me get your take on what donald trump is saying having he's saying he sends hundreds of millions of u.s. dollars to a palestinian authority that a doesn't respect the united states of america and second of all doesn't even want to engage in peace talks why should he go on sending money to the palestinians. well the palestinian government and policy and leadership always express willingness to go back to the negotiating table but not for free as israel has been violating the palestinian rights are all al

five million people live in fifty eight recognized palestinian refugee camps in jordan lebanon the gaza strip and the west bank including occupied east jerusalem the us is one of the main contributors to relief agencies for palestinian refugees that goes towards education health and social programs washington donated just under three hundred seventy million dollars to the united nations relief and works agency in two thousand and sixteen. well speaking to al jazeera a little earlier the u.n. relief agency spokesperson christopher gunness said there's been no suggestion from the u.s. that he will pull support but trump's twitter claim isn't helping the already unstable situation. there's a lot of uncertainty in this very turbulent region and we must do everything we can and is widely recognized in its humanitarian work to bring a sense of calm and indeed in two thousand and fifteen when we came close to suspending our services that sent shock waves through the refugee community five point two million people who are dependent as on under as first responders in times of war we give out food aid a million people r

five million people live in fifty eight recognized palestinian refugee camps in jordan lebanon the gaza strip and the west bank including occupied east jerusalem the us is one of the main contributors to relief agencies for palestinian refugees that goes towards education health and social programs washington donated just under three hundred and seventy million dollars to the united nations relief and works agency in two thousand and sixteen i was there as mohammed just jew has more now from ramallah. those remarks from vassar haley and the tweets from president trump every inflamed the situation here when it was already tense now we also spoke to a spokesman for an rwa that's the u.n. agency for aid and relief of palestinian refugees in reaction to the remarks from u.s. ambassador nikki haley that the u.s. may cut their funding to he says he has not been informed by the u.s. administration of any changes and u.s. funding to the agency now while the u.s. has in the past threatened to cut funding for the palestinian authority and while funding has been increased these past several years it is being taken much m

occupied west bank well according to the united nations relief and works agency more than one point five million people live in fifty eight recognized palestinian refugee camps in jordan lebanon the gaza strip in the west bank including occupied east jerusalem the us is one of the main contributors to relief agencies for palestinian refugees that goes towards education health and social programs washington donated just under three hundred seventy million dollars to the united nations relief and works agency in twenty sixteen well nor a spokesman christopher gunness told al-jazeera there's been no suggestion from the u.s. that it will pull support on the aid organization will continue to provide health care and education across the region we have had no indications whatsoever from the us administration that they intend to cut funds from under they remain of the single largest donor last year giving us three hundred sixty five million dollars we have daily conversations with them and as i say we've had no indications whatsoever of a funding cut our contribution to the human dignity and the capital human capital of five point two million refugees the middle east is widely recogn

five million people live in fifty eight recognized palestinian refugee camps in jordan lebanon the gaza strip and the west bank including occupied east jerusalem the us is one of the main contributors to relief agencies for palestinian refugees that goes towards education health and social programs washington donated just under three hundred seventy million dollars to the united nations relief and works agency in twenty sixteen well spokesman christopher gunness told al-jazeera there's been no suggestion from the u.s. that it will pull support of the aid organization is just getting on with business . we have had no indications whatsoever from the us administration that they intend to cut funds from under they remain the single largest donor last year giving us three hundred sixty five million dollars we have daily conversations with them and as i say we've had no indications whatsoever of funding cut our contribution to the human dignity and the capital human capital of five point two million refugees the middle east is widely recognize it's enormous we run schools for half a million children and seven hundre

half million people live in fifty eight recognized palestinian refugee camps in jordan lebanon the gaza strip and the west bank of the us is one of the main contributors to relief agencies for palestinian refugees it gave about six hundred sixteen million last year and foreign aid that went to education health and social programs for palestinian refugees washington donates almost thirty percent of its overall funding to the un's relief agency in a series of tweets the palestine liberation organization has responded to trance threats saying the palestinian people will not be blackmailed and trump has sabotage the peace process blaming the palestinians for the consequences of his own irresponsible actions the u.s. says intends to withhold more than two hundred fifty million dollars of aid to pakistan to the decision comes after the us president accused the country of being a safe haven for the call terrorists rather than jordan has more from washington d.c. . the u.s. president doll tromped used his first tweet of two thousand and eighteen to attack the pakistani government accuse the pakistanis of not doing eno

well that's only if you think that we only work in the guards on the west bank and we also work in syria in jordan and in lebanon on and we have extremely expensive programs in education in health and of course our emergency services at places like syria where for the last seventy years of this conflict has extracted an extremely high price on the palestine refugees there were over half a million before the war these are already some of the most disadvantaged and fragile people in syria and it's central as far as we're concerned because that who did the cash they get in places like lebanon and in syria is absolutely essential and that's why we feel to the international community not just in gaza and west bank where our services are indeed critical vital and lives but also believe other areas in which we work jordan and syria foreign minister actually reemphasize how important it was for the international community to reconnect with the issues the problems of the palestinian faces palestinians face and try and find a common strategy that would allow the area to normalize in the future with every think intact you

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half million people live in fifty eight recognized palestinian refugee camps in jordan lebanon the gaza strip and the west bank including occupied east jerusalem the u.s. a lot of the main contributors to relief agencies for palestinian refugees that goes towards education health and social programs washington donated just under three hundred seventy million dollars to the united nations relief and works agency last year. tens of thousands of government supporters are rallying across iran to show support comes after six days of demonstrations against the government for gathering in at least four cities to condemn the recent unrest and which at least twenty one people were killed the u.s. has called for an emergency session of the un security council to discuss the protests in iran runyan supreme leader has blamed what he calls external enemies for the six days of violence i canna has the latest from un headquarters in new york. they were having technical issues with that story from i can a little effort that for you shortly though in the meantime the u.s. state department is considering further action against