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UNITED NATIONS February 1, 2024

US taxpayers have funded UNRWA billions of dollars amid calls for its scrapping: 'horror show'

The U.S. has sent UNRWA, the U.N. agency facing scrutiny for its alleged ties to Hamas, approximately $4 billion since 2009, according to a Fox News review.

Europe January 31, 2024

Former Kosovo infrastructure minister gets 44 months for overspending on road project

Former Infrastructure Minister Pal Lekaj of Kosovo has been sentenced to over three-and-a-half years in prison for overspending on a highway project.

VIDEO January 31, 2024

‘Hamas-infested’ UNRWA is ‘tainted with terrorism’: Hillel Neuer

UN Watch executive director Hillel Neuer unpacks his perspective on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency amid allegations of terror ties against agency employees.

Israel January 31, 2024

UN agencies call for increased funding to support Palestinian refugees

U.N. organizations have come together to address the dire situation facing the people of Gaza if crucial funding for the U.N. agency for refugees is not resumed.

Japan January 31, 2024

Former Tokyo Olympic official denies bribery charges in court

Haruyuki Takahashi, a former member of the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee, has pleaded not guilty to charges of accepting bribes related to the 2021 Tokyo Games.

UNITED NATIONS January 31, 2024

US taxpayer-funded UN agency's long history of enabling Hamas exposed

As an ever-growing number of nations pull the plug on funding for the scandal-plagued U.N. agency UNRWA, critics contend the latest scandal is just the tip of the iceberg.

UNITED NATIONS January 30, 2024

United Nations spox insists ‘UNRWA does not work with Hamas’ despite claims employees participated in Oct 7

A spokesperson for U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres insisted UNRWA "does not work with Hamas" amid allegations employees participated in Oct. 7.

State Department January 30, 2024

Biden delivered $121M in taxpayer funds to Hamas-tied UNRWA since October, State Department says

Since the start of the fiscal year in October, the Biden administration has provided some $121 million to UNRWA, the U.N. agency with alleged ties to Hamas, a State Department official said.

VIDEO January 30, 2024

Nikki Haley on Jordan drone attack: Joe Biden ‘did not protect’ our soldiers

2024 Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley responds to the deadly Iran-backed militia attack in Jordan, discusses the UNRWA controversy and comments on her run for office.

Israel January 29, 2024

Israel shares dossier spelling out allegations against 12 UN employees allegedly involved in Hamas attack

Israel has shared a dossier spelling out the allegations against 12 UN employees at UNRWA who were allegedly involved in Hamas attack on Oct 7.