UNRWA

Rally held in Nablus over US cut of aid to Palestine refugees

Monday-5-February-2018

A rally was staged on Monday by the Directorate of Education and Higher Education in the northern West Bank city of Nablus in solidarity with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).

Dutch minister subjected to fierce campaign for supporting UNRWA

Saturday-3-February-2018

Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of the Netherlands Sigrid Kaag has been subjected to a fierce campaign for donating 13 million euros to UNRWA.

Al-Aqsa Preacher asks Arab Muslim states to fund UNRWA

Friday-2-February-2018

The preacher of al-Aqsa mosque Sheikh Ekrema Sabri demanded that Arab and Mulsim countries bridge the gap in the budget of UNRWA so that the Palestinian refugees can return to their homeland.

Kuwait allocates 2 million dollars annually for UNRWA aid

Thursday-1-February-2018

Kuwait has affirmed the commitment to its 2-million-dollar annual pledge to UNRWA.

UNRWA chief blast US decision to cut aid to Palestine refugees

Thursday-1-February-2018

Commissioner-General of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) Pierre Krahenbuhl slammed on Tuesday the politicized nature of the U.S. decision to dramatically slash funding to the organization warning this could lead to rising instability.

UNRWA launches $800 million appeal for its emergency programs

Wednesday-31-January-2018

UNRWA has launched an appeal for over 800 million dollars to fund its emergency programs in Syria and Palestine.

UNRWA employees in Gaza hold protest strike over US aid cuts

Monday-29-January-2018

All UNRWA institutions in Gaza were closed on Monday and thousands of students did not go to their schools as part of a general strike launched by the UN Agency's employees.

International conference to be held on UNRWA’s financial crisis

Sunday-28-January-2018

Palestinian ambassador to the UN Riyad Mansour on Saturday said that a high-level international conference is expected to be held in the near future to discuss UNRWA's financial crisis resulting from the US decision to cut aid to the Agency.

Protests escalated in Nablus against UNRWA cuts

Sunday-28-January-2018

Further protest steps were witnessed on Sunday in Nablus against cuts in the services provided by UNRWA to Palestinian refugees.

Protesting activists close UNRWA facilities in Nablus

Saturday-27-January-2018

Palestinian activists on Saturday morning closed the gates of all UNRWA facilities in Nablus city in a protest step against the recent measures taken by the Agency's administration according to the PIC reporter.