UNRWA
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Hamas condemns Board of Peace decision to exclude UNRWA from Gaza reconstruction
The Islamic resistance movement Hamas says the so-called US-created Board of Peace’s “hostile stance” toward the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) fully aligns with the Israeli regime’s position, as the board rules out any role for the UN agency in rebuilding Gaza.
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UNRWA Chief: 1.6 million in Gaza still face severe food insecurity
UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini warned on Friday that 1.6 million people in the Gaza Strip are still facing high levels of severe food insecurity.
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Islamic Foreign Ministers Stress UN Presence in Gaza, Condemn Israeli Attack on UNRWA Facility
The foreign ministers of eight Islamic countries have issued a joint statement underscoring the vital role of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in supporting Palestinian refugees, and condemning Israel’s attack on the agency’s premises as a clear violation of international law.
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Lowering UN flag at UNRWA headquarters in Jerusalem violates international law: Commissioner-General
The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, said on Monday that Israeli police lowered the United Nations flag at the agency’s headquarters in East Jerusalem and raised the Israeli flag instead, describing it as a “new challenge to international law.”
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UNRWA urges ceasefire to restore education for Gaza’s children
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has emphasized the urgent need to uphold the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip in order to restore a safe educational environment for children after two years of devastation caused by Israeli military operations.
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UNRWA warns of forced displacement of Palestinians amid rising settler violence in West Bank
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) warned on Wednesday that the dangerous escalation in Zionist settler attacks and settlement expansion operations in the West Bank could lead to forced displacement of Palestinians and pave the way for the de facto annexation of lands.