UNRWA

Foreign Policy: US cuts off all funding to UNRWA

Thursday-30-August-2018

The US administration has decided to end all funding to UNRWA the agency that provides humanitarian aid to millions of Palestinian refugees several informed sources told Foreign Policy magazine.

UNRWA staff members resume protests demanding protection of rights

Sunday-26-August-2018

The General Union of UNRWA Employees on Sunday announced its decision to resume the peaceful strike held outside of the agency’s headquarters in Gaza.

US halts $200 million aid to Palestinians

Saturday-25-August-2018

US State Department on Friday announced that president Donald Trump had decided to cut about $200 million in aid to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

UN: Humanitarian situation in Israeli-blockaded Gaza alarming

Thursday-23-August-2018

The United Nation’s political chief Rosemary DiCarlo has warned that the humanitarian situation in the blockaded Gaza Strip has further deteriorated.

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.

Foreign Policy: Kushner seeks to do away with UNRWA

Sunday-5-August-2018

Jared Kushner US president Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior advisor has quietly been trying to shut down UNRWA which has provided food and essential services for millions of Palestinian refugees for decades according to internal emails obtained by Foreign Policy.

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.”

Gaza: Thousands rally against UNRWA cutbacks

Tuesday-31-July-2018

Thousands of Palestinian refugees staged a protest rally on Tuesday morning against the UNRWA’s recent decisions to shrink its operations in the blockaded Gaza Strip.