In a joint statement issued on Sunday, the top officials of United Nations agencies OCHA, UNICEF, UNOPS, UNRWA, WFP, and WHO urged the renewal of the Gaza ceasefire, warning that for over a month, no commercial or humanitarian supplies have entered the Strip.The joint statement underscored...
The United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) urged the immediate restoration of the Gaza ceasefire and the free flow of humanitarian aid. With over 55,000 people killed and nearly 1.9 million displaced, Gaza’s population is facing severe hardship, UNRWA said, describing the suffering...
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini sounded the alarm on Wednesday over the escalating crisis in the West Bank, warning that the war in Gaza is spilling over with devastating consequences."The West Bank...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed on Monday that the executive order on banning the United Nations (UN) Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) become effective immediately, local media reported.The Middle Eastern country decided to ban the...
The Danish Foreign Ministry announced Thursday that the Danish government will advance its full annual contribution of 105 million kroner to the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA). This will be paid immediately, rather than later in the year as initially planned. Additionally, Denmark will...
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) raised alarm on Monday over the dire situation facing people living in "makeshift tents" in Gaza, especially in the wake of severe winter storms."Hundreds of families in Deir al-Balah and North Gaza have been affected,...
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Senior Communications Manager Jonathan Fowler told Al Jazeera on Tuesday that if the organization can no longer coordinate or have any kind of communication with the Israeli authorities, "then we will end...
United States President Donald Trump is set to issue an executive order withdrawing his country from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), as he did during his first term, and to prohibit any future funding to for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near...
The ceasefire in the Gaza Strip could be jeopardized if the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is forced to halt its activities following Israel's ban, which was due to take effect on January 30, the agency's Director of Communications Juliette Touma...
The foreign ministers of the United Kingdom, France, and Germany – David Lammy, Jean-Noel Barrot, and Annalena Baerbock, respectively – issued on Friday a joint statement expressing their grave concern about Israel's decision to ban the United Nations (UN) Relief and Works Agency for Palestine...
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