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Food distribution in Rafah suspended due to security situation
Tel Aviv: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) temporarily suspended food distribution in Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip, it wrote…
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Land crossings mostly feasible, effective way to deliver aid to Gaza: UNRWA
Gaza: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has said that land crossings are the most feasible and effective way to deliver aid to the Gaza Strip. “While…
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Israel’s FM calls for resignation of UNRWA chief
Tel Aviv: Israel Foreign Minister Katz has called for the resignation of the Commissioner General of UNRWA Philip Lazzarini following the presence of Hamas members at the UN agency in Gaza. The…
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Israel’s new evacuation order in Gaza affects 300,000 civilians: UNRWA
Gaza: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said that the new evacuation order by the Israeli army has affected nearly 300,000 people in…
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UNRWA: 1,10,000 people have fled Rafah since Israel’s war on Gaza
Tel Aviv: Some 1,10,000 people have left Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip since the Israeli army started advancing on the city, the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine…
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At least 37 children lose mothers every day in Gaza: UNRWA
At least 37 Palestinian children on average lose their mother every single day in Gaza Strip since the beginning of the Israel and Hamas war on October 7, 2023. Taking to X…
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Israel slams German decision to resume UNRWA funding
Tel Aviv: Israel’s Foreign Ministry called the German government’s decision to renew cooperation with UNRWA (the UN Relief Works Agency) in Gaza “unfortunate and disappointing” adding that UNWRA is “part of the…
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Israel fails to prove claims of UNRWA staff links to terrorism: Report
The Israeli government has recently accused the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) of having links to terrorism, however, it has provided no evidence to support these claims.…
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UN backed experts present final report on allegations against UNRWA
New York: A group of experts appointed by the United Nations plans to present a final report on Monday on allegations against the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in…
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UNRWA chief urges Israel to allow food delivery to Gaza amid warnings of famine
Gaza: Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), has urged Israel to allow the organisation’s food and nutrition convoys reach northern Gaza and to…
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Israel will no longer approve UNRWA food convoys to northern Gaza
Israel will no longer approve UNRWA food convoys to the northern Gaza Strip, Director of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, informed. “As of today,…
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Saudi Arabia announces Rs 332 cr for UNRWA Gaza relief as US halts funds
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has pledged 40 million dollars (Rs 3,32,50,42,000) to support the emergency appeal of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine…
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One in 3 children in Gaza is acutely malnourished: UNRWA
Gaza: One in three children below the age of two in northern Gaza is now “acutely malnourished”, and famine is looming, the main UN agency operating in the Palestinian enclave said on…
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More children killed in Gaza since Oct 7 than in 4 years of world wars: UNRWA
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini has announced that the number of children killed in Gaza Strip since October 7 surpasses the number of children…
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‘Hunger everywhere in Gaza Strip’: UNRWA seeks humanitarian aid
United Nations Relief and Works agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has said that hunger is everywhere in the Gaza Strip. Taking to X, on Sunday, March 10, UN agency stressed that “the…
