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UNRWA
Gaza Aid – Germany to Resume UNRWA Funding Following Review
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The US, along with Germany and more than a dozen other countries suspended funding to UNRWA at the end of January following Israeli allegations. Germany has announced it will resume […]
UN Report: Israel Lacks Evidence for Allegations Against UNRWA Employees
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The report, commissioned by the United Nations in response to Israeli allegations, revealed that UNRWA regularly provided Israel with lists of its employees for screening. Israel has not yet provided […]
‘Last Delivery in January’ – UNRWA Says Israel Continues to Block Gaza Aid
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Following reports of imminent famine, “40.5 per cent of all food missions have been denied in February and March.” UNRWA, the largest humanitarian aid organization in Gaza, has said it […]
‘Outrageous’ – UNRWA Slams Israel’s Decision to Bar Aid Convoys to North Gaza
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Calling the move “outrageous,” the UNRWA chief said, “this cannot happen, it would only stain our collective humanity.” Israel has informed the UN that it will no longer approve food […]
‘All Food Convoys Denied Access to North Gaza This Week’ – UNRWA Chief
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “With unimpeded access this man made starvation can still be averted.” Israel blocked all food convoys from entering the northern Gaza Strip this week, the commissioner-general of the UN Agency […]
US to Suspend UNRWA Funding until March 2025 – Reports
By Palestine Chronicle Staff To date, Israel has not provided evidence to back the allegations. Furthermore, 168 UNRWA employees have been killed in Israel’s assault on the besieged enclave since October. An agreement reached […]
‘Unprecedented’ – Israel Denies UNRWA Chief Entry to Gaza
By Palestine Chronicle Staff UNRWA, which has faced financial sanctions due to Israeli accusations of its staff being involved in the October 7 resistance operation, said it has the “largest presence” among all humanitarian […]
‘In the Line of Duty’ – Five Palestinians Killed as Israel Shells UNRWA Aid Distribution Center
By Palestine Chronicle Staff UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini wrote on his X account that the Israeli army received the coordinates for the humanitarian aid distribution facility in Rafah, one day before the attack. At […]
‘Hunger is Everywhere’ – UNRWA Calls for Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Hunger has spread all across the Gaza Strip amid a deadly Israeli offensive on the enclave, the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) said on Sunday. “Hunger is everywhere in […]
‘Respond to Urgent Needs’ – Canada to Resume Funding for UNRWA
Canada announced on Friday that it is resuming support to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) after a decision to pause funding because of Israeli allegations. Several […]
‘Abuse, Ill-Treatment’ – UNRWA Says Israel Forced Its Employees into False Confessions
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees, UNRWA, said in a report that some employees – released into Gaza after being held by Israel – reported having been forced by Israeli […]
UNRWA Documented ‘Dog Attacks, Sexual Assault’ of Palestinians – Report
By Palestine Chronicle Staff An UNRWA report, being circulated internally at the UN, documents testimony from freed Palestinian detainees including physical beatings, attacks by dogs, and widespread sexual assault. An internal report describing widespread […]
‘UNRWA is at a Breaking Point’ – Philippe Lazzarini Warns
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Philippe Lazzarini, the Commissioner-General of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), has said that 75 years after its creation, the agency’s “ability to fulfill its mandate is seriously threatened.” […]
‘Irresponsible and Unacceptable’ – US Congress Members Demand Full Funding of UNRWA
By Palestine Chronicle Staff US Representative Pramila Jayapal said the prohibition of UNRWA funding is irresponsible and unacceptable and will lead to more devastation and loss of life in Gaza. Fifty members of the […]
Aid Entering Gaza Reduced by Half this Month – UNRWA
By Palestine Chronicle Staff UNRWA says February registered a 50 percent reduction of humanitarian aid entering the besieged Gaza Strip compared to January. Humanitarian aid entering the Gaza Strip dropped by half this month, […]
Over a Month Since Aid Arrived to Northern Gaza – UNRWA Sounds Alarm Bells
By Palestine Chronicle Staff UNRWA says famine can still be averted in the Gaza Strip if more food convoys are allowed into the north on a regular basis. The UN agency for Palestine refugees, […]
Over 400 Palestinians Killed while ‘Seeking Refuge in Our Gaza Facilities’ – UNRWA
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The United Nations announced on Friday that the Israeli army has killed more than 400 people who sought refuge in its facilities in the besieged Gaza Strip since 7 October. […]
Israel’s Knesset Passes Preliminary Reading of Bill to Ban UNRWA
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The bill, which will prohibit UNRWA from operating in Israel and the occupied West Bank, needs to pass three more readings before becoming law. Israel’s Parliament, the Knesset, has passed […]
‘First in History to be Livestreamed’ – Former UNRWA Official on Gaza Genocide
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Former UNRWA spokesman, Chris Gunnes, has said that what is “shocking” about the situation in the besieged Gaza Strip is that it is the “first genocide” being livestreamed on television. […]
Israeli Forces Target UNRWA School, One Aid Worker Killed
By Palestine Chronicle Staff An UNRWA school in the Gaza Strip has once again come under Israeli fire, resulting in one staff member being killed and another injured. The Israeli army has opened fire […]
Defunding UNRWA, International Law and Compelling Israel to Compliance
By Quraysha Ismail Sooliman Individuals with a deep sense of humanity find that the Gazan Genocide has fundamentally altered their perception, prompting a shift away from indoctrinated perspectives. South Africans, given their historical context, intimately […]
Access Denied – UNRWA Cannot Deliver Food to Northern Gaza
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Half of UNRWA’s aid mission requests to northern Gaza have been denied this year, according to the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees. “The last time UNRWA was allowed to deliver […]
UN Chief Appoints Independent Panel to Review UNRWA
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The UN appoints an independent panel to assess the workings of the UN Relief Agency for Palestine Refugees, UNRWA. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed an independent panel to conduct […]
‘We Cannot Deliver Aid Under Fire’ – Israel Bombs UNRWA Relief Truck
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Amidst the grave humanitarian crisis in the besieged Gaza Strip, an UN Relief Agency truck carrying humanitarian aid has been bombed by Israeli occupation forces. “This morning a food convoy […]
Defunding UNRWA: The Last Phase of Israeli Genocide
By Jamal Kanj Even if Israeli allegations against a handful of low-level individuals held some validity, why should UNRWA be responsible for a conduct carried out by employees outside their working hours, and not associated […]
‘Water is Life and Gaza is Out of Water’ – UNRWA
By Palestine Chronicle Staff UNRWA has warned that the humanitarian crisis in Gaza puts thousands of vulnerable people at risk of disease. The UN Agency for Palestine Refugees has warned that the Gaza Strip […]
‘We Will Shut down by End of February’ – UNRWA Warns against Suspension of Funding
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) has warned that it would “most likely” be forced to shut down its operations in the besieged Gaza Strip as well as across […]
Guterres Must Quit – Israel Intensifies Anti-UNRWA Campaign
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Antonio Guterres is responsible for the actions of refugee agency workers whom Israel accuses of aiding Hamas, Israel Katz said. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres must resign from the post that […]
Support for UNRWA Vital for Gaza Relief Efforts – Jordan King Urges World Community
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Jordan’s King Abdullah, in a discussion with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, has urged the international community to maintain support for the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in the wake […]
Suspension of UNRWA Aid is Reckless – Aid Agencies
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Some 21 global aid organizations have slammed the decision as “reckless” by certain countries to suspend funding for the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which it says is the […]