UN official tells Julie Bishop Palestinian refugees vulnerable in Syrian turmoil

By Daniel Flitton
Updated November 30 2015 - 6:14pm, first published 5:24pm
Residents of Yarmouk queuing for food in January 2014. Once home to 145,000 Palestinian refugees, the town has been taken over by Islamic State militants, forcing most residents and aid workers to leave and isolating those left behind. Photo: UNRWA
Residents of Yarmouk queuing for food in January 2014. Once home to 145,000 Palestinian refugees, the town has been taken over by Islamic State militants, forcing most residents and aid workers to leave and isolating those left behind. Photo: UNRWA

The United Nations agency responsible for educating half a million Palestinian children was almost forced to postpone the school year because of sharp funding shortfalls from international aid donors.

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