UN Palestinian agency says it is overcoming Trump funding cuts The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees has nearly overcome a crippling funding crisis sparked by US President Donald Trump's aid cancellation, says agency chief Pierre Krahenbuhl. The organisation known as UNRWA had forecast a budget of $1.2 billion (1 billion euros) for 2018 but faced a gap of $446 million when the Trump administration announced it was cutting support. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES