NEW YORK CITY: The operations of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees are at breaking point, its chief warned the UN General Assembly on Tuesday. Christian Saunders, UNRWA’s acting commissioner-general, appealed for emergency funding to prevent the underfunded agency from collapsing under the weight of war in Gaza, settler violence in the West Bank, and a $100 million cash shortfall. “UNRWA’s financial situation is untenable and the viability of our operations across the region is at stake,” he told a pledging conference convened by the president of the UN General Assembly.

UNRWA head Christian Saunders on Tuesday called for urgent financial and political backing from UN member states, warning that the UN agency for Palestinian refugees cannot…

By Andrea ShalalJune 30 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged countries to cover a $100 million gap in funding for the U.N. Palestinian refugee…