the Near East
noun
: the countries of northern Africa and southwestern Asia that are on or near the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea
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Efforts will be led by the Palestinian Ministry of Health and will be supported by the WHO, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and other partners, the global health agency said Wednesday.
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 19 Feb. 2025
Image The legislation, passed by the Israeli Parliament in October, also forbids contact between Israel officials and employees of the agency, which is formally known as he United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.
—Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2025
The Biden administration paused funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) after reports that some of its staffers were involved in some of Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, terror attacks on Israel.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 6 Feb. 2025
Barrera, who starred in the fifth and sixth entries, was fired by Spyglass Media in November 2023 after directing social media followers to donate money to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East amid the Israel-Hamas War.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 19 Feb. 2025
Image The legislation, passed by the Israeli Parliament in October, also forbids contact between Israel officials and employees of the agency, which is formally known as he United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.
—Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2025
The Biden administration paused funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) after reports that some of its staffers were involved in some of Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, terror attacks on Israel.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 6 Feb. 2025
Barrera, who starred in the fifth and sixth entries, was fired by Spyglass Media in November 2023 after directing social media followers to donate money to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East amid the Israel-Hamas War.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
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