UNRWA

GMO calls for Israel’s expulsion from the United Nations

Monday-4-November-2024

Gaza's Government Media Office (GMO) called for the expulsion of the Israeli occupation from international and UN institutions for its insistence on committing more crimes and attacking international resolutions after banning UNRWA.

Hamas slams Israel’s decision to cancel UNRWA agreements

Monday-4-November-2024

The decision of the Israeli occupation authorities to cancel the agreement regulating the work of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in the occupied territories is an Israeli disregard for the international community, contempt for the United Nations system, the Hamas Movement said in a statement issued on Monday.

UN Security Council warns against Israel’s UNRWA ban

Wednesday-30-October-2024

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) expressed grave concern over Israel's ban on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestinian refugees, calling it vital to deliver much-needed humanitarian aid supplies to the people in Gaza.

The UNRWA Ban: Another form of Israeli killing

Wednesday-30-October-2024

As part of the all-out war waged by Israel against the Palestinian people, the Israeli Knesset approved a couple of days ago, in both its second and third readings, a law banning the activities of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).

Guterres: Banning UNRWA would have devastating consequences for Palestine refugees

Tuesday-29-October-2024

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Israel's decision banning UNRWA would have devastating consequences for Palestine refugees.

Knesset approves laws barring UNRWA from Israel

Tuesday-29-October-2024

Despite widespread international opposition, the Israeli Knesset voted overwhelming on Monday evening to approve two bills essentially barring the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) from operating in Israel.

The Guardian: Israel’s plan to ban UNRWA from accessing Gaza marks new low in its relations with UN

Saturday-26-October-2024

"Worsening relations between the United Nations and Israel appear to have reached a nadir with the imminent passage of a bill in the Israeli Knesset designed to make it impossible for the UN relief and works agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) to operate in Gaza and West Bank."

Lazzarini: The smell of death is everywhere in northern Gaza

Wednesday-23-October-2024

Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) has said, "the smell of death is everywhere in northern Gaza, as bodies are left lying on the roads or under the rubble due to the ongoing Israeli aggression for three weeks.”

IOF rejects UNRWA’s request to evacuate people trapped under rubble in northern Gaza

Monday-21-October-2024

Israeli occupation forces (IOF) rejected an urgent request submitted by UNRWA to evacuate those trapped under the rubble due to the Israeli genocide being committed in the northern Gaza Strip.

UNRWA Commissioner warns of real risk of famine in Gaza

Thursday-17-October-2024

The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, warned that “Gaza faces a real risk of famine.”