This is hardly the time to be cutting humanitarian assistance, when we’re dealing with four emerging famines and the Syrian refugee crisis.
-- Peter Yeo
Foreign Aid Under the Ax in State Department Budget Proposal
We've got to have the U.N. working in partnership with United States and the U.S. military to advance our objectives.
-- Peter Yeo
Cutting Funding For UN Agencies Could Actually Hurt The US
Slashing voluntary funding to the UN would devastate the agencies that serve the world’s most vulnerable populations.
-- Peter Yeo
Hurting the United Nations Hurts the United States
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A U.S. and French-brokered ceasefire goes into effect today in Lebanon. Both countries are working alongside @UNIFIL_ peacekeepers on the ground to monitor the agreement, allowing thousands to return to their homes in Southern Lebanon.
Israel poised to approve ceasefire with Hezbollah, Israeli official says
Israel's security cabinet is expected to convene later on Tuesday to discuss and likely approve the text at a me...
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