Photo: Anadolu Agency Gaza: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said that Gaza endured the most intense civilian bombardment in the past year since World War II. It added that the plight of Palestinian refugees remains the ‘longest unresolved refugee crisis’ in the world, noting that … Read more
UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini criticized a “spread of disinformation” that he said was putting the Palestinian refugee agency’s staff at risk, in a Monday post to X/Twitter. “The spread of #disinformation against @UNRWA is meant to create chaos & divert attention from the political aims to dismantle the Agency,” Lazzarini wrote. The spread of … Read more
A staggering 281 aid workers have been killed around the world so far this year, making 2024 the deadliest year for humanitarians, the UN aid chief said Friday. “Humanitarian workers are being killed at an unprecedented rate, their courage and humanity being met with bullets and bombs,” said Tom Fletcher, the United Nations’ new under-secretary-general … Read more
A humanitarian disaster in Gaza is being deepened by a total breakdown in law and order, and the conflict between Israel and Hamas is rendering the enclave uninhabitable, a senior official of the main UN aid agency there, UNRWA, said on Friday. UNRWA official Natalie Boucly also said arrest warrants issued against senior Israeli … Read more
Former UNRWA commissioner general Pierre Krahenbuhl met with leaders of designated Palestinian terrorist organizations during his term, assuring them that “we are one” and “no one can separate us,” as published on a UN Watch expose. According to the expose, the meeting took place in Beirut in February 2017, with participants including, in addition … Read more
Save UNRWA! Al-Ahram, Egypt, November 7 For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org The recent events in our region, marked by the protracted conflict between Israel and Hamas, have had devastating repercussions for the Palestinian cause – consequences that must be addressed without delay. The immediate priority for Arab nations, through … Read more
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 (UNRWA). This comes after the Israeli parliament (Knesset) on October 29 passed legislation to severely limit the operations of the UNRWA in Israel and … Read more
The United States on Wednesday urged Israel to protect civilian lives and cultural sites in Lebanon after Israel began heavy airstrikes on the historic city of Baalbek and surrounding villages in the eastern Bekaa region. The Israeli air force was targeting Hezbollah command centers, as well as terrorist infrastructure in Baalbek and Nabatieh, the … Read more
State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller. 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. Miller said on Tuesday that the legislation, passed on Monday but yet to be implemented, “poses risks for … Read more
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) for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. The Israeli parliament on Monday, October 27 passed a law that prohibits UNRWA operations within its … Read more
