UNRWA

Witness to UNRWA’s neglect of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon

Wednesday-22-February-2017

Palestinian child Mona Othman has passed away in Lebanon following a seven-year long medical neglect.

Rally outside UNRWA office in Gaza over arbitrary staff dismissal

Tuesday-21-February-2017

Representatives of Palestinian national factions rallied outside the UNRWA headquarters in the blockaded Gaza Strip in protest at the lay-off of Palestinian staff members.

Schack: The problems in Gaza due to Israeli siege

Tuesday-14-February-2017

Director of UNRWA Operations in Gaza Bo Schack said that the Gaza Strip suffers from Israeli siege not shortage of food and hoped a political solution would be reached soon in order to alleviate the enclave's crises.

Israeli authorities ban UN Muslim staff Gazans from praying at Aqsa

Friday-10-February-2017

The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) have prevented UNRWA’s Muslim staff members and worshipers from the blockaded Gaza Strip from gaining access to the holy al-Aqsa Mosque for the tenth week running.

UNRWA sounds alarm over tragic fallouts of Israeli siege on Gaza

Wednesday-1-February-2017

UNRWA Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl attributed Wednesday the humanitarian crises rocking the Gaza Strip to the tough Israeli blockade.

Protest in al-Fari’ah camp against UNRWA policies

Tuesday-31-January-2017

Staffers and students at UNRWA schools staged a sit-in on Tuesday in al-Fari'ah refugee camp in Tubas city in the occupied West Bank protesting the cuts policy pursued by UNRWA's administration in the education sector.

UNRWA uses solar energy to overcome Gaza power crisis

Monday-30-January-2017

The UNRWA has increased its reliance on alternative energy solutions for its facilities in the blockaded Gaza Strip which suffers from an acute electricity crisis.

UNRWA: 560000 Palestinian refugees affected in the Syrian crisis

Tuesday-24-January-2017

The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Pierre Krähenbühl said that “the lives of 560000 Palestine refugees have been impacted by the deepening conflict in Syria”.

95% of Palestine refugees in Syria survive on UNRWA assistance

Saturday-14-January-2017

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) revealed in a new report issued Saturday that 95% of Palestine refugee population in Syria survive on its assistance.