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unwra is a disaster. OK, that's an understatement.

It was founded 75 years ago. Most refugee groups that get tasked with re-settling refugees, take a while to get it done, and it gets done. But not unwra.

Their charter, unique among all refugees, said descendants of refugees are also refugees. What was 750,000 (mind you, a result of Arab aggression) in 1948 is now 6-7 million. Not only is the refugee issue not solved, it is about 10x bigger.

Contrast that with the 750,000 Vietnamese refugees from about 50 years ago. There was no UN agency dedicated to the cause. And these refugees were essentially all re-settled in about a decade. When was the last time you heard anything about a major Vietnamese refugee issue? Probably 40+ years ago.

The contrast in unmistakable. For Vietnamese, about 10 years with essentially a 100% success rate vs unwra, 75 years with a nearly -1,000% failure rate!!

Even without what UN Watch has reported, unwra is a massive failure. And massive in another way, it is the single largest employer of any UN agency. At 30,000 employees, there are more unwra staff than actual refugees from 1948.

Lastly, I'm very very selective in making donations. UN Watch is one of the few which made the cut.

Good luck Mr. Neuer, the world needs to listen to your voice.

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