U.S. to Stop Funding 'Ineffective' U.N. Relief Efforts

   Source: Al Jazeera Oct 29, 2017 No Comments


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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