UNRWA

Lazzarini ringing alarm bells calls for more support to UNRWA

Friday-2-June-2023

The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) Philip Lazzarini warned of the risks of UNRWA's imploding.

UNRWA announces its inability to meet Palestinian refugees’ demands

Monday-13-March-2023

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has announced its inability to meet the latest demands of Palestinian refugees in Syria who called for increasing the aid provided to them.

AGPS: Palestinian refugees protest against insufficient UNRWA supplies

Sunday-5-March-2023

Action Group for Palestinians of Syria (AGPS) on Sunday revealed that Palestinians in Syria refugee camps organized sit-ins in front of UNRWA headquarters to protest against decreasing the UNRWA supplies provided to them.

UNRWA slammed for aid failure in Syria’s devastated northwest

Sunday-26-February-2023

A UN delegation has entered Syria's devastated northwest areas following the 6 February massive earthquake. However UNRWA failed to deliver aid although 1700 Palestinian refugee families live in the stricken area.

Hamas condemns UNRWA Director’s statements about martyr al-Ashqar

Friday-24-February-2023

The Hamas Movement has disapproved of statements made by UNRWA Director in the West Bank Adam Bouloukos on the killing of an elderly Palestinian man by the Israeli occupation army in the West Bank city of Nablus two days ago.

Lazzarini: UNRWA needs a sustainable system of funding

Saturday-4-February-2023

UNRWA commissioner-general Philippe Lazzarini has warned that the refugee agency has been in a difficult financial situation since 2012 highlighting its need for a sustainable system of funding.

UNRWA appeals for $1.6 billion for its 2023 budget

Tuesday-24-January-2023

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA appealed Tuesday for $1.6 billion for its work in 2023.

Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon unprepared for winter

Friday-13-January-2023

Some 210000 Palestine refugees (180000 Palestine refugees from Lebanon and 30000 Palestine refugees from Syria) live in 12 official refugee camps in Lebanon amid very difficult living conditions.

UNRWA: Over 40 percent of Gazans are severely food-insecure

Thursday-12-January-2023

“Over 40 percent of Gazans are now severely food-insecure which means that they are regularly going a day without food” UNRWA affirmed in a new report on Wednesday.

Hamas welcomes UN resolutions in favor of Palestinian people

Tuesday-13-December-2022

Hamas Movement welcomed in a statement issued Tuesday the UN General Assembly’s resolutions in favor of the Palestinian people and refugees by extending the mandate of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees.