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Bridget Moix, general secretary for the group, added that cutting of funding was “simply unconscionable” because the U.S.—as the Israeli military’s largest international funder—bears responsibility for the “horrific violence and a massive humanitarian crisis” in Gaza. “UNRWA is the backbone of humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip,” said Moix. “U.S. funding should be restored immediately.”

Urge your member of Congress to cosponsor the UNRWA Funding Emergency Restoration Act (H.R. 9649) to stop famine in Gaza.

FCNL applauded yesterday’s introduction of the UNRWA Funding Emergency Restoration Act of 2024 in the House of Representatives.

The release this week of the U.S. Census Bureau’s annual report on poverty brought alarming news: Child poverty in America has nearly tripled since 2021.

In the wealthiest nation in the world, no person – especially no child - should have to live in poverty. Period.

The dramatic rise in both the number of adults and children living in poverty over the last two years is a direct result of Congress’s failure to renew the expanded Child Tax Credit and other vital programs that support working families.

Last month, FCNL General Secretary Bridget Moix traveled to South Africa for a global gathering of Quakers from more than 50 countries.

It was an opportunity to forge connections, affirm our collective humanity, and discuss how to work in solidarity to tackle our shared challenges.

This week, we were alarmed as Israel expanded its war in Gaza into the occupied West Bank, launching a major attack in the territory on Monday.

The operation is the largest in the West Bank in more than two decades. Israeli forces have killed at least 18 Palestinians and wounded more than 30 others, and it is ongoing.

As the UN gears up to launch a massive polio vaccination drive, Hassan el-Tayyab — the legislative director for Middle East policy at the Friends Committee on National Legislation, a nonprofit — said the inability to deliver basic necessities could compound the health crisis. “A 10-month-old baby in Gaza is now paralysed in one leg: This is the first polio case in Gaza in 25 years. This is a massive threat,” el-Tayyab told Al Jazeera.

FCNL’s Hassan El-Tayyab speaks with Al Jazeera on August 28, 2024, about a pending agreement with the Houthis to recover an oil tanker, avoiding ecological catastrophe. El-Tayyab also speaks of the urgency for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza to relieve the humanitarian crisis and de-escalate tensions across the region.

Three months after President Joe Biden announced a ceasefire proposal to end the Gaza war and free the hostages, negotiations have stalled without a deal.

With election day quickly approaching, the voices of ordinary voters matter even more as we decide who is going to represent us in Congress in 2025.

Earlier this week we urged our network to engage with candidates for office and got a great response. It was exciting to see your passion for this work. Candidates can impact our communities, and you can influence their priorities.