John Yang:

The United States is the largest donor to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency. Known by its initials, UNRWA, it provides education, health care and other aid to Palestinian refugees in Gaza and the West Bank.

Last month, the Trump administration announced it was withholding more than half of a scheduled $125 million payment to the agency, saying it wanted unspecified reforms.

Joining us now is Scott Anderson, UNRWA's director of operations. Before joining the agency, he was an Army officer for 10 years, including a stint as a company commander in Afghanistan.

Scott Anderson, thanks for being with us.

What's going to be the effect of the — withholding this money on UNRWA's operations?