Other U.N. agencies that have been cited as potential replacements for UNRWA all agree it is irreplaceable.
The U.N. Palestinian relief agency's work of delivering aid and other services across Gaza and the occupied territories continues despite an Israeli ban on the agency's operations, UNRWA officials said.
"Our clinics across the occupied West Bank including East Jerusalem are open while the humanitarian operation in Gaza continues," it said on Friday as the ban took effect. "We are committed to staying and delivering."
Scoop: The cuts result from Trump abolishing Biden-era efforts to save lives through legal U.S. immigration options.
Scoop: The budget freeze is part of almost $700 million the U.N. refugee agency already received from the United States.
Scoop: UNHCR's directors scrambled to tighten its budget because of the Trump administration's 90-day aid stoppage.
The European Court of Human Rights' ruling could set a precedent as some nations seek stricter immigration controls.
"Europe faces a clear and present danger," E.C. President Ursula von der Leyen said as the emergency meeting began.
The averate rate of gains for women-held seats accelerated between 2000 and 2015, but slowed in the last decade.
The five-point plan, unveiled as "ReArm Europe," is Europe's largest military and economic mobilization effort this century.
After an extraordinary U.S. repudiation, Ukraine won pledges from world leaders to urgently boost Europe's self-defense.
