Thu 1-May-2025

UNRWA

Lazzarini: Thousands of Palestinian refugee files were secured

UNRWA commissioner-general Philippe Lazzarini emphasized the agency's vital role as "the custodian of Palestinian refugees' identity and history."

UNRWA: Hospitals in Gaza have become death traps

The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said on Wednesday “Hospitals in Gaza have become death traps.”

UNRWA warns against increasing number of child deaths in Gaza due to severe cold

“Imagine going through this as a mother or a father. Watching your child die in front of your eyes from the cold. This shouldn’t happen in the 21st century. Having your child die just because they needed a blanket, warm clothes, or shoes.”

UN officials: Israeli ban on UNRWA heralds grave consequences

United Nations and human rights institutions have warned of dangerous repercussions of implementing the Israeli decision banning the operations of the United Nations Work and Relief Agency (UNRWA).

UNRWA warns of imminent Israeli ban on its services in Palestine

UNRWA has issued an urgent warning about an impending Israeli ban that could cripple its ability to deliver essential services to millions of Palestinian refugees in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and east Jerusalem.

Lazzarini calls for probing Israeli violations of int’l humanitarian law

UNRWA commissioner-general Philippe Lazzarini has said that 15 months after the Israeli war started in the Gaza Strip, “horrors continue unabated under the world’s watch.”

Rodents: Unwelcome guests threatening lives in Gaza

The people of Gaza endure harrowing suffering due to the ongoing genocide over the past 15 months. Among these trials, unwelcome guests—rats and rodents—add to their misery, exacerbating the already dire conditions of daily life.

UNRWA Commissioner: Children in Gaza are freezing due to cold and lack of shelter

Philippe Lazzarini, the Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), said that children in Gaza are freezing to death due to the cold and lack of shelter.

UNRWA: 14,500 Palestinian children killed since the start of Gaza war

At least 14,500 Palestinian children have been killed in the Israeli ongoing war on the Gaza Strip since last year, the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said in a statement on Tuesday.

Lazzarini: Israel has broken all rules of war in Gaza

UNRWA commissioner-general Philippe Lazzarini has said that all the rules of war are being violated in the Gaza Strip, which has been facing an ongoing genocide for more than 14 months.