UNRWA

UNRWA: The majority of Gaza population forcibly displaced

Thursday-23-May-2024

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) said on Wednesday that 75 percent of Gaza residents have been forcibly displaced.

UNRWA: Nearly 800,000 now displaced from Rafah

Sunday-19-May-2024

Roughly 800,000 people have been forced to flee Rafah since the Israeli army launched a military operation in the area on May 6, UNRWA commissioner-general Philippe Lazzarini has said in a renewed appeal for serious measures to protect civilians and provide safe humanitarian access in the war-torn Gaza Strip.

UNRWA: Over 630,000 Palestinians subjected to forced displacement from Rafah

Friday-17-May-2024

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said that more than 630,000 Palestinians have been forced to flee Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, since the start of the Israeli ground invasion on the city.

Lazzarini: No one is safe in Gaza including aid workers

Tuesday-14-May-2024

"No one is safe in Gaza including aid workers," UNRWA commissioner Philippe Lazzarini said on his X page on Monday.

UNRWA shuts down its office in Occupied Jerusalem

Friday-10-May-2024

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) decided to temporarily closing its headquarters in Occupied Jerusalem after a number of settler attacks.

UNRWA calls for immediate reopening of key crossings in Gaza

Wednesday-8-May-2024

The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, said, “Key crossing points [in the Gaza Strip] continue to be closed… They need to be reopened without any delay.”

UNRWA: Any Israeli attack on Rafah will worsen the tragedy of the civilians and exacerbate the famine

Monday-6-May-2024

The Commissioner-General of UNRWA, Philippe Lazzarini, has warned that any Israeli military attack on the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip would worsen the unbearable tragedy of the people in Gaza and exacerbate the famine among the population.

IOA denies UNRWA chief’s access to Gaza for second time

Sunday-5-May-2024

The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) prevented the Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, from entering the Gaza Strip for the second time since the start of the Israeli aggression on October 7.

UNRWA: Israel killed over 10,000 women in its attacks on Gaza

Saturday-4-May-2024

UNRWA has accused Israel of persisting in targeting women in its attacks on the Gaza Strip.

Lazzarini: Calls for dismantling UNRAWA aims to strip Palestinians of refugee status

Thursday-2-May-2024

UNRWA commissioner-general Philippe Lazzarini has affirmed that the calls for UNRWA to be dismantled are aimed at stripping Palestinians of their refugee status.