Palestinian refugees

UNRWA says academic year will be launched on time for Palestinians

Thursday-16-August-2018

UNRWA Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl announced that the schoolyear for thousands of Palestine refugee girls and boys will open on time in the West Bank Occupied Jerusalem Gaza Jordan Lebanon and Syria.

Palestinians protest UNRWA cuts in Bethlehem

Monday-13-August-2018

Dozens of Palestinians marched on Monday in Bethlehem city in protest at UNRWA's decision to reduce its services to Palestinian refugee camps in the West Bank.

Palestinians protest UNRWA cuts in Gaza

Tuesday-7-August-2018

Dozens of Palestinians on Tuesday attended a protest in al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip against UNRWA's slashing of services to Palestinians.

Citizens protest UNRWA’s cutbacks in Fari’ah camp

Friday-3-August-2018

The Palestinian residents of Fari'ah refugee camp in Tubas organized a protest rally on Thursday evening against UNRWA’s recent decisions to shrink its operations which they described as “steps threatening their existence.”

US Congress meddles in data on real number of Palestine refugees

Monday-30-July-2018

Several US senators are attempting to pass into law a new bill introduced in the Congress that recognizes only 40000 Palestinian refugees instead of 5.3 million refugees.

Palestinians in Iraq: 27000 fled death

Monday-14-May-2018

The suffering of Palestinian refugees in Iraq has not stopped since the US invasion in 2003.

UNRWA: Turkey donates $10 million in aid for Palestinians

Thursday-10-May-2018

UNRWA has declared that it has received a donation worth 10 million US dollars from Turkey in support of its programs.

45 Palestinians killed in Syria in April

Monday-7-May-2018

The monitoring and documentation team of the Action Group for Palestinians of Syria on Monday said that 45 Palestinian refugees were killed in April 2018.

60 Palestinian refugees arrested while fleeing Yarmouk camp

Thursday-3-May-2018

Nearly 60 Palestinian refugees were detained after fleeing the embattled Syria’s Yarmouk refugee camp as the Syrian government escalates its ongoing military operation in southern Damascus.

UNRWA deeply concerned over fate of Palestine refugees in Yarmouk camp

Monday-30-April-2018

UNRWA is again warning of the catastrophic consequences of the severe escalation of fighting affecting the Palestine refugee camp of Yarmouk in Damascus and surrounding areas.