UNRWA
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Six UN relief workers killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza
United Nations: Six staff members of the UN relief agency for Palestinians, known as UNRWA, were killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. Israeli airstrikes hit a school-turned-shelter…
- Middle East
UNRWA suspends services in several West Bank camps amid Israeli military operation
The UN Agency for Palestine Refugees announced that it has suspended its services in several refugee camps in the northern West Bank due to an ongoing Israeli military operation. “We’ve had to…
- World
UN says 9 UNRWA staff members may have been involved in Oct 7 attack on Israel
United Nations: Evidence obtained by the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) indicated that nine staff members of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East…
- Middle East
200 UNRWA members killed in Gaza war: Agency chief
Gaza: Nearly 200 United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) workers have been killed in the Gaza Strip since October 2023, the head of the…
- Middle East
Errant Hamas rockets kill two Palestinians sheltering in UNRWA school: IDF
A failed Hamas rocket barrage launched from a humanitarian area struck a United Nations school in Khan Yunis, killing two Palestinians and wounding several more, the Israel Defence Forces said on Thursday,…
- Middle East
40 Palestinians killed by 2 Israeli attacks in Gaza: Hamas
Gaza: At least 40 Palestinians were killed in two attacks by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, the Hamas-run media office said in a statement. One attack in the…
- Middle East
Palestine expresses gratitude to India for USD 2.5M grant to UNRWA
The Palestinian Embassy expressed gratitude to India on Tuesday, July 16, as it released the first tranche of USD 2.5 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) as a…
- India
India releases first tranche of USD 2.5 mn to UN agency for Palestinian refugees
Ramallah: The Indian government has released the first tranche of USD 2.5 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) as part of…
- Middle East
12 Palestinians killed in Israeli air raid on school in Gaza: Sources
Gaza: At least 12 Palestinians were killed and dozens of others wounded in an Israeli air raid on a school housing displaced people in the central Gaza Strip, said Palestinian security and…
- Middle East
Protect UNRWA, says UN chief after Israel accuses agency of ‘terror’ links
Without the necessary support and financing from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Palestine Refugees will lose a critical lifeline and the last…
- Middle East
Two-thirds of UNRWA schools have been hit in Gaza: Agency chief
Gaza: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has said that since the Palestinian-Israeli conflict began, two-thirds of its schools in Gaza have been…
- Middle East
At least 2L Gazans set to be displaced by new Khan Younis escalation: UNRWA
Gaza: After the Israeli authorities issued new evacuation orders in the Khan Younis area of Gaza, around 2,50,000 people are expected to face displacement, UN humanitarians warned in a report on Tuesday.…
- Middle East
Over 6L Gaza children out of school for eight months amid Israel war: UNRWA
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said that more than 625,000 Palestinian children in Gaza Strip have not attended school since the start of the Israeli onslaught on the besieged enclave…
- Middle East
UNRWA: Gaza needs sufficient food aid to avoid famine
Cairo: An official from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Gaza has said that people in the besieged Palestinian enclave need sufficient…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia condemns Israeli attempts to undermine UNRWA
Riyadh: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s condemnation of the attempts of Israeli authorities to undermine the efforts of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency…
