Coming up in the next sixty minutes there should be more socalled burden sharing to go around. The u. S. To withhold sixty five Million Dollars in aid for palestinians washington insists its not a punishment. We cannot and will not accept you as a Nuclear State talking tough on north korea the u. S. And vals the pressure will continue on pyongyang. Another crisis for yemen is that period takes hold. And pope francis expresses pain and shame the child sex abuse scandals involving the Catholic Church in chile. But first the United States is withholding hall for the Financial Aid it had to allocate if the palestinians through the United Nations relief and works agency now this means the trumpet ministration is freeing up just sixty Million Dollars of the one hundred twenty five Million Dollars it had initially promised for. Now the u. S. State Department Says the decision is aimed at encouraging other countries to also provide aid to the palestinians this is not aimed at punishing anyone
Hello im sam is a than this is the news hour live from doha coming up in the next sixty minutes. Risk is the education of half a million children one point seven million million food insecure people may not get food and cash the u. N. Condemns washingtons decision to slash aid for palestinians. Catalonia a new parliament is said to be sworn in facing the threat of renewed direct rule from madrid. Our nations most remain united on sustaining pressure until north korea takes concrete steps calls for tougher sanctions a twenty nation meeting to discuss north Koreas Nuclear program. And im sorry a small top seed rafa nadal is three into the third round of the Australian Open while number to see caroline firstly actually survived a major scare to advance in melbourne i. Now for the first time in its history the u. N. Agency which provides funds for vulnerable Palestinian Refugees says faces a challenge in meeting its mandate to Trump Administration is confirmed its withholding half of the o
Between the two Koreas Belmarsh together at the opening ceremonies of next months Winter Olympics in pyongyang. Catalonia is new Parliament Since for the first time facing the threat of renewed direct rule from madrid. At its latest stop in chile a pope francis confronts a difficult colonial legacy. Now for the first time in its history the u. N. Agency which provides funds for vulnerable Palestinian Refugees says it faces a challenge in meeting its mandate to trumpet ministration is confirmed its withholding half of the one hundred twenty five Million Dollars it was given it was going to give rather the body established in nine hundred forty nine unruh is the United Nations longest running humanitarian Program Providing a lifeline some five million palestinians the money is also distributed beyond the palestinian territory funneled to refugees in jordan lebanon and syria Goes Towards Health care and education the u. S. Is under was largest single donor making up nearly thirty percent
Im Richelle Carey live from doha also coming up. Our nations must remain United States north korea takes strong creech. At a twenty nation meeting to halt north Koreas Nuclear program. But they caught the. Words of defiance hong kongs prodemocracy leader will not be silenced by a jail sentence. And leaders in indonesia province blame the government for the deaths of malnourished children. Agency for Palestinian Refugees has warned that a cut in u. S. Aid will frighten security across the region and follows an announcement by the Trump Administration that its withholding half of the one hundred twenty five Million Dollars. And allocated to that body its a massive cut from last year when the u. S. Came more than three hundred fifty Million Dollars to. Palestinians most of that went to the un relief and works agency for Palestinian Refugees better known as ira helps pay for the education of our behalf a million palestinian children and more than seven hundred schools that fund more than n
Risk is the education of half a million children one point seven million million food insecure people may not get food and cash the un condemns washingtons decision to slash its aid for palestinians. Ethiopia releases the first batch of Opposition Leaders arrested following political unrest two years ago. Catalonia is new parliament sits for the first time facing the threat of renewed direct rule from the druid. And fairest smile be here with all the days sport including rafa nadal continues his march toward a seventeen round i dont know in melbourne. For the first time in its history the un agency which provides funds for vulnerable Palestinian Refugees says it faces a challenge in meeting its mandate to Trump Administration is confirmed its withholding half of the one hundred twenty five Million Dollars it was going to give the body established in nine hundred forty nine is the United Nations longest running humanitarian Program Providing a lifeline for some five million palestinians