Mohammed Daraghmeh, Associated Press Updated 6:21 am CDT, Saturday, September 1, 2018 File - In this Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018 file photo, girls sit inside a classroom at an UNRWA school during the first day of a new school year in Gaza City. A spokesman for the Palestinian president says the American decision to cut funding for the U.N. agency aiding Palestinian refugees is "an attack on the rights of the Palestinian people." The U.S. supplies nearly 30 percent of the total budget of the U.N. Relief and Works Agency, or UNRWA, and had been demanding it carry out significant reforms. The decision cuts nearly $300 million of planned support. less File - In this Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018 file photo, girls sit inside a classroom at an UNRWA school during the first day of a new school year in Gaza City. A spokesman for the Palestinian president says the ... more Photo: Felipe Dana, AP … [Read more...] about Palestinians condemn US ending funding for UN refugee agency
Open ended fund
U.S. ends funding of U.N. Palestine refugee agency
Susannah George Associated Press Published 12:18 p.m. UTC Sep 1, 2018 Washington – The United States is ending its decades of funding for the U.N. agency that helps Palestinian refugees, the State Department announced Friday, a week after slashing bilateral U.S. aid for projects in the West Bank and Gaza. The U.S. supplies nearly 30 percent of the total budget of the U.N. Relief and Works Agency, or UNRWA, and had been demanding reforms in the way it is run. The department said in a written statement that the United States “will no longer commit further funding to this irredeemably flawed operation.” The decision cuts nearly $300 million of planned support. It comes as President Donald Trump and his Middle East pointmen, Jared Kushner and Jason Greenblatt, prepare for the rollout of a much-vaunted but as yet unclear peace plan for Israel and the Palestinians, and it could intensify Palestinian suspicions that Washington is using the humanitarian funding as … [Read more...] about U.S. ends funding of U.N. Palestine refugee agency
US ends funding of UN agency for Palestinian refugees
Susannah George, Associated Press Updated 1:49 pm PDT, Friday, August 31, 2018 Protesters run to cover from teargas fired by Israeli troops, while others burn tires near fence of the Gaza Strip border with Israel, during a protest east of Gaza City, Friday, Aug. 31, 2018. Gaza's Health Ministry says Israeli gunfire wounded about 80 Palestinians at a weekly protest along the border with Israel. less Protesters run to cover from teargas fired by Israeli troops, while others burn tires near fence of the Gaza Strip border with Israel, during a protest east of Gaza City, Friday, Aug. 31, 2018. Gaza's Health ... more Photo: Adel Hana, AP Photo: Adel Hana, AP Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Protesters run to cover from teargas fired by Israeli troops, while others burn tires near fence of the Gaza Strip border … [Read more...] about US ends funding of UN agency for Palestinian refugees
Vietnam Entertainment Fund makes debut
The Vietnam Entertainment Fund (VEF) made its debut in HCM City on Thursday. — Photo VNAViet Nam News HCM CITY — The Vietnam Entertainment Fund (VEF), which aims to increase value through medium- and long-term investments in the entertainment sector, made its debut in HCM City on Thursday. This type of open-ended fund operates under the holding form, meaning that the company will hold shares of other firms. … [Read more...] about Vietnam Entertainment Fund makes debut
One Tough Bird: Big Crow Program stayed alive after Army dropped it, ended funding
.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ..........Copyright © 2018 Albuquerque Journal Two NKC-135 jet planes called Big Crows similar to the one pictured were loaned to the U.S. Army for testing electronic warfare systems. (Source: U.S. Air Force)This is the story of an obscure Albuquerque-based government agency with a mostly classified mission that managed to stay alive by hook or by crook for 10 years after it was cut loose financially by its parent organization, the U.S. Army.The agency was called the Big Crow Office Program, and its mission was to analyze electronic warfare testing data for the Army.ADVERTISEMENTBut the Army dropped the program from its budget in 1999. Despite that, Big Crow managed to keep its doors open as an Army agency at Kirtland Air Force base until 2009.Federal prosecutors now claim that the program’s … [Read more...] about One Tough Bird: Big Crow Program stayed alive after Army dropped it, ended funding