Tag: The Gaza Strip
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Gaza war propels journalist deaths toward annual record – report
A leading press freedom NGO has detailed a shocking rise in the killing of reporters on the ground over the last year. ADVERTISEMENT The number of journalists killed around the world last year was close to an all-time annual high, a key NGO has found, with the war in Gaza by far the largest cause…
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UNRWA funding must continue to avoid 'collective punishment,' warns Commissioner Lenarčič
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) must continue to receive “adequate funding” to avoid a humanitarian disaster in Gaza, the European Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, has said. ADVERTISEMENT His warning comes as uncertainty mounts over the future of the EU’s development aid to UNRWA. The agency is at a breaking point after…