U.S. to Stop Funding 'Ineffective' U.N. Relief Efforts
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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence says the country will no longer fund what he says are 'ineffective' U.N. relief efforts for persecuted and religious minorities in the Middle East. Pence says funds will instead be distributed directly through the U.S. Agency for International Development. Al Jazeera’s Rosiland Jordan reports from Washington, DC.
Published on Oct 28, 2017
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Topics: Freedom Of Religion, Humanitarian Aid, United Nations, United States Constitution
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