Mon 20-May-2024

UNRWA

Lazzarini: Israel bans entry of vital aid to Gaza

UNRWA commissioner-general Philippe Lazzarini said that Israel banned the entry of critical aid to the Gaza Strip, including ventilators and cancer drugs.

UNRWA: Ramadan comes as extreme hunger spreads in Gaza

As millions around the world start observing the holy month of Ramadan, sadly in Gaza and across the region, many will mark this month facing conflict, displacement, and fear, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said in a social media post.

UNRWA accuses Israel of detaining, coercing staffers into false confessions about ties to Hamas

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) accused Israel of detaining and torturing some of its staffers, coercing them into making false confessions about the agency’s ties to Hamas.

UNICEF: Gaza child deaths ‘likely to rapidly increase’ amid Israeli siege

UNICEF: Gaza child deaths ‘likely to rapidly increase’ amid Israeli siege

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has warned that many more children in Gaza will die of dehydration and malnutrition unless there is direct intervention to provide assistance.

UNRWA: Humanitarian aid entering Gaza dropped by half this month

Very little humanitarian aid entered besieged Gaza during February, with a 50 percent reduction compared to January, UNRWA said.

Lazzarini: Famine in Gaza can be avoided through genuine political will

Famine in the Gaza Strip can be averted if aid is allowed in, commissioner-general of UNRWA Philippe Lazzarini has affirmed.

UNRWA: One million people are taking shelter in UNRWA’s facilities

The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said on Friday that “one million people are sheltering in or around UNRWA facilities across the Gaza Strip, from newborn babies to the elderly.”

UNRWA: Gaza plunges into darkness with more than 2 million people isolated

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) said on Thursday that “Gaza is mired in darkness as communications have been totally cut off, leaving residents unable to communicate with each other and with the outside world.”

Health ministry: Hepatitis A spreading in Gaza

Hamas denounces Israeli Knesset approval of bill to ban UNRWA in O. Jerusalem

Hamas Movement on Thursday condemned the voting on a bill in a preliminary reading in the Israeli Knesset to ban the work of the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) in Occupied Jerusalem.

Hamas: Borrell’s statements reveals Israeli fabricated allegations against UNRWA

Hamas Movement Hamas said on Sunday that the statements made by EU Foreign Policy Commissioner Josep Borrell in which he said that Israel wanted to get rid of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) over the years, are new evidence of the Israeli fabricated allegations against UNRWA and its employees.