JOHN BOLTON MOVES TO CUT U.N. PALI PROGRAMS

U.S. Moves to Shrink Palestinian Programs at UN
U.S. Ambassador John Bolton is leading a behind-the-scenes effort to eliminate or shrink "outdated" UN programs, including activities relating to Palestinians. Targets include the UN Division for Palestinian Rights, which comes under the Department of Political Affairs, and two longstanding committees created by the General Assembly in the 1970s: the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, and the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices in the Occupied Territories. (Inter Press Service)