The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. December 18, 2018 U.N. Appeals for Palestinian Aid as Trump Withdraws U.S. Support ---------------------------------------------------------------- In Palestine, the United Nations is appealing for $350 million in emergency humanitarian relief, after the Trump administration cut funding to UNRWA-the U.N. relief agency for Palestinians. The U.N. says the funds are urgently needed for 1.4 million Palestinians most in need of food, shelter, healthcare, clean water and sanitation. .