UNRWA

UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini has praised the strategic cooperation between the agency and Saudi aid center KSrelief. Following a meeting with KSrelief Supervisor General Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah at the center’s…
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Israel has imposed financial restrictions on the main UN agency providing aid in the Gaza Strip, a measure which prevented a shipment of food for 1.1 million Palestinians from reaching the war-battered enclave, the agency’s director said on…
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Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan on Thursday received the Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees Philippe Lazzarini and his accompanying delegation in Riyadh.…
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Jordan’s King Abdullah II stressed the need for the international community to maintain support for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, in a phone call with the organization’s Secretary-General Antonio…
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Spain confirmed on Monday that it will not suspend its funding to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees. Several nations, including Austria, Australia, Canada, Finland, Germany, Italy, Japan and the UK, followed the lead of…
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Saudi Arabia on Monday called on key donor countries to UNRWA to continue “supporting humanitarian missions” operating in the Gaza Strip after several countries announced they were halting funding to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees.…
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The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center contributed $15 million to the first phase of a UN aid plan for Gaza, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Tuesday. The humanitarian response plan, launched by the UN Relief and Works…
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More than 100 UN employees have been killed since the Israel-Hamas war began in Gaza, the UN Palestinian refugee agency known as UNRWA said on Friday, making it the deadliest conflict ever for the UN in such a short period. Some were…
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A breakdown in civil order has put four UN aid distribution centers and a storage facility out of action in Gaza as people search desperately for food and water, a UN Palestinian refugee agency official said on Monday. Tom White,…
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A Japanese citizen working for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East has described Gaza as a “real, living hell,” as Israel continues its bombardment and aid blockade of the area. Moe Mashiko, 38, works…
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