UNRWA Stories

Flooding Gaza with aid might lessen security challenge, says UNRWA chief
Reuters  |  Jan 18, 2025

The U.N. World Food Programme has said it has enough food ready to feed more than a million people for three months.

With UNRWA fate unclear, UN and Israel argue over who's responsible for Palestinians
Reuters  |  Jan 13, 2025

UNRWA, established by the U.N. General Assembly, provides aid, health and education services to millions of Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank, inclu...

Algeria takes over UN Security Council rotational presidency from US
Mwangi Maina  |  Jan 03, 2025

A strong supporter of Palestine, Algeria aims to maintain its hardline stance against Israel on the global stage, advocating for the rights of the Pal...

UN General Assembly adopts resolution demanding immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Amina Wako  |  Dec 12, 2024

The 193-member Assembly adopted a resolution demanding an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire in Gaza. The resolution passed with overwh...

Rainstorms flood tents of Gaza's displaced as Israel steps up strikes
Reuters  |  Nov 26, 2024

Many tents used early in the war have now worn out and no longer offer protection, but the price of new tents and plastic sheeting has shot up beyond...

Gaza update: Fleeing families just have ‘the clothes on their back’
UN News  |  Nov 24, 2024

Wateridge said that, for almost 50 days, UN humanitarian missions have attempted to deliver supplies to northern Gaza, including besieged areas such a...

'Gaza is my heart': Palestinians struggle with life in Egypt
DW News  |  Nov 17, 2024

More than 100,000 Palestinians have fled to Egypt to escape the war in Gaza. Mona and her children are among them, but without a secure residence stat...

Gaza mother struggling to feed children says only death can end their suffering
Reuters  |  Nov 11, 2024

Itimad says her family faces the Israeli airstrikes that have killed tens of thousands of people and flattened much of Gaza on the one side and hunger...

Israel ends cooperation deal with UN Palestinian relief agency
Reuters  |  Nov 05, 2024

UNRWA says the new law leaves its operations in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza at risk of collapse.

Israel's UNRWA ban could kill more children in Gaza, UNICEF says
Reuters  |  Oct 29, 2024

The agency provides nearly the entire population of the coastal enclave with basic supplies and needs access through Israel.

Gaza health ministry says dozens killed in Israeli strike in Beit Lahiya
Reuters  |  Oct 29, 2024

Gaza's emergency service said its operations had come to a halt because of the three-week Israeli assault into northern Gaza.

‘The smell of death is everywhere’ in northern Gaza, UNRWA chief says
UN News  |  Oct 27, 2024

UNRWA staff report that they cannot find food, water or medical care, Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini wrote on X.

UN rights office raises alarm over relentless Israeli attacks in north Gaza
UN News  |  Oct 21, 2024

Israeli forces have destroyed homes and schools serving as shelters, leaving many civilians with no refuge as winter approaches.

Gaza food aid levels at ‘breaking point’ -UN
UN News  |  Oct 12, 2024

WFP distributed its last remaining food stocks in the north to partners and kitchens sheltering newly displaced families, but these are barely enough...

Between fear and hope, Gazans parents line up in their thousands to protect their children from polio
UN News  |  Sep 02, 2024

The parents who have come to the health centre are well aware of the importance of vaccinations.

Gaza: Latest evacuation orders leave civilians dangerously close to frontline
UN News  |  Aug 21, 2024

According to the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, these new evacuation orders now cover approximately 84 per cent of the Gaza Strip.

UNICEF warns against escalating violence in the Middle East
UN News  |  Aug 08, 2024

The UN agency and partners remain on the ground to provide essential services and supplies to support and protect children.

Polio stalks Gazans as ‘anarchy’ spreads, humanitarians warn
UN News  |  Jul 20, 2024

To date, no one has been treated in Gaza for paralysis or other symptoms caused by poliovirus infection.

UN chief says no alternative to UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA
Reuters  |  Jul 13, 2024

Since war erupted nine months ago between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas in Gaza, U.N. officials have stressed UNRWA is the backbone of aid operat...

Gaza airstrike hit as displaced gathered for soccer match, witnesses say
Reuters  |  Jul 10, 2024

Israeli forces continued to press their offensive in north and central Gaza on Wednesday, and deepened their incursion into two Gaza City districts, c...

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