Important Takeaways:

• President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday withdrawing the United States from the UN Human Rights Council, UNRWA, and UNESCO – ending funding to the UN agency which deals with Palestinian refugees.
• Trump had previously withdrawn from the UNHRC and ended funding to the UNRWA in 2018…
• The UNHRC, according to the group, is “responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights around the globe and for addressing situations of human rights violations and making recommendations on them.”
• The United States has given the most money of any country to UNRWA. In 2023, the United States gave the group $422 million.
• However, critics say that UNRWA is a breeding ground for hatred toward the Jewish state through its schools and that Hamas uses its facilities to store weapons, including rockets, and hold hostages.
• UNRWA has refuted the criticisms.

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