Unrwa may be forced to stop saving lives in Gaza. Will the world let that happen? Outrage over Israel’s attempt to dismantle our UN agency has largely petered out.

Jan 4, 2025 · On 19 December, the Israeli Forces reportedly directly struck an UNRWA school in the Shaja’ya area in Gaza City. Fifteen displaced people were reportedly killed, and thirty …

3 days ago · As of 2 February, UNRWA had the equivalent of around 6,000 trucks of aid in different locations (outside of Gaza) ready to be delivered to the Gaza Strip. UNRWA teams …

5 days ago · Ms. Touma stressed that UNRWA has brought in 60 per cent of all supplies that came into Gaza since the ceasefire began and that the “vast majority” of the aid is distributed …

Oct 29, 2024 · Israel's parliament voted on Monday evening to ban the UN's Palestinian refugee agency (Unrwa) from operating within Israel and occupied East Jerusalem. Contact between …

Jan 28, 2025 · The implementation of new Israeli laws banning the UN Palestine refugee agency, UNRWA – set to take effect on Thursday – will heighten instability and deepen despair in the …

Jan 29, 2025 · UNRWA says it needs $1.7bn to address the most critical humanitarian needs of 1.9 million people in Gaza and 275,000 people in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. This …

Jan 29, 2025 · Unrwa camps were first set up in Gaza to house Palestinians who fled or were expelled from their land in fighting before and after the state of Israel was created in 1948.

Feb 1, 2024 · The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), which is the main humanitarian agency in Gaza, has been facing an …

Jan 31, 2025 · JERUSALEM — Israel’s ban on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees went into effect Thursday in a move that the world body has warned will …