UNRWA

Krahenbuhl: UNRWA may not be able to open schools in September

Wednesday-25-April-2018

UNRWA Commissioner General Pierre Krahenbuhl has warned that the agency may not open its schools in the next school year that starts in September as a result of its most serious deficit in its 50-year history.

Protest in Gaza against UNRWA’s halt of employment program

Friday-30-March-2018

Dozens of Palestinian women on Thursday staged a protest at UNRWA's headquarters in Gaza city against the Agency's decision to suspend its "permanent employment program".

Guterres calls for further support to reduce UNRWA’s financial deficit

Saturday-24-March-2018

UN Secretary General António Guterres on Friday urged donor countries to generously support UNRWA and help bridge its current financial deficit.

UN demands Israeli compensation for facilities damaged in Gaza

Friday-23-March-2018

The United Nations Secretariat said that Israel is liable for the damage caused to UN facilities in the Gaza Strip during the 2014 Israeli aggression on Gaza and demanded restitution according to Israel Hayom Newspaper.

UNRWA receives annual financial aid from Kuwait

Friday-23-March-2018

Kuwait’s ambassador to Jordan Hamad Al-Duaij on Thursday handed $2 million in financial support to the UNRWA as part of Kuwait’s annual financial contribution to the agency.

Organization: Rome conference disappointing

Saturday-17-March-2018

Thabit Organization for the Right of Return on Friday said that the frenzied attack by the US administration against UNRWA is aimed at undermining the Agency's ability to serve Palestinian refugees.

Rome conference pledges $100 million to UNRWA

Friday-16-March-2018

UNRWA's official spokesman Sami Msha'sha' on Thursday announced following the emergency summit held in Rome that pledges of $100 million have been gathered to meet the $446-million financial deficit suffered by UNRWA.

Sit-in in protest at UNRWA decisions in Nablus

Thursday-15-March-2018

The central committee to face UNRWA’s cuts along with other organizations and activists on Thursday staged a sit-in in protest at the UNRWA decision to dismiss 150 teachers of diploma degree holders.

Protest before UNRWA office in Nusairat refugee camp

Thursday-15-March-2018

Dozens of Palestinians on Thursday afternoon participated in a protest held before an UNRWA’s service office in al-Nusairat refugee camp in Gaza Strip.

Abu Hasna: Cutting funds to UNRWA threatens region’s stability

Saturday-10-March-2018

UNRWA's media spokesman Adnan Abu Hasna on Saturday warned that the critical financial crisis UNRWA is going through threatens stability in the region.