UNRWA
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Israel informs UN of withdrawal of 1967 agreement with UNRWA
Israel has officially informed the United Nations (UN) of its decision to withdraw from the 1967 agreement recognising the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East…
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Dismantling UNRWA deprives Palestinian children of education: Agency chief
Gaza: Dismantling the UN agency for Palestine refugees without a viable alternative will deprive Palestinian children of the opportunity to receive education, the agency said. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency…
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UNRWA ban would have severe humanitarian consequences in Gaza: UNSC
United Nations: The Security Council has said that the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) “remains the backbone of all humanitarian response in Gaza” and…
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US ‘deeply troubled’ by Israeli legislation banning UNRWA
Washington: The US is “deeply troubled” by the adoption of legislation in Israel that would ban the operation of a UN agency for Palestinian refugees, State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller has said.…
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Israel’s UNRWA ban sparks global concern, gets strong backing at home
Jerusalem: France, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Japan, Germany, and South Korea on Tuesday, October 29 expressed deep concern over Israel’s decision to ban the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)…
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Knesset passes law banning UNRWA from operating in Israel
Jerusalem: The Israeli parliament, the Knesset, has passed a law prohibiting the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) from operating in Israel. Israel’s state-owned…
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UNRWA allocates USD 25 mn in aid for West Bank camps: Official
Ramallah: A Palestinian official has said that the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has allocated $25 million in emergency aid for northern West…
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War knocks Gaza back to 1950s: UNRWA chief
Gaza: One year of the war between Israel and Hamas has set the Gaza Strip back to the early 1950s, the UN agency for Palestine refugees said. The war has devastated the…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
