The United Nations has retracted a statement saying Canada will resume contributing funds to the U.N. relief agency that aids and protects Palestinian refugees.
U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said late Wednesday that the U.N. statement on the meeting of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau welcoming the restart of funding for UNRWA was an early draft sent by mistake “that did not properly reflect” their discussion.
Trudeau’s visit to the U.N. comes as Canada is vowing more engagement in world affairs. …
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Whether or not funding has been resumed, it wouldn't be surprising if Trudeau did it. At the same time, the US, Democrat or Republican in the White House, the US is #1 at $400 million plus in 2014, triple #2, the EU. Not much room there to criticize Canada.