U.N. refugee agency for Palestinians appeals for money to pay salaries

A Palestinian worker stands at the entrance gate of an aid distribution center run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), at Beach refugee camp in Gaza City November 9, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees announced on Monday that it has run out of money to pay the salaries of its staff across the Middle East, after two years of funding cuts by the United States and some other donors.

The U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said it needs $70 million (53.30 million pounds) by the end of the month to pay 28,000 staff in full for November and December.