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UNRWA Unable to Pay Staff Salaries Due to Funding Cuts
The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) will not be able to pay the salaries of its staff if donors do not send enough money this month, the UNRWA Director of Communications […]
India Contributes $2m to UNRWA
India has contributed $2 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in support of its core programs and services including education, healthcare and relief and […]
UNRWA Chief Fears ‘Disaster’ in Gaza as Funding Runs Dry
The “worst financial crisis” ever faced by the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees could lead to “disaster” in the Gaza Strip and insecurity in Lebanon, the organization’s chief has warned. Founded in 1949, the United […]
UNRWA to Delay Workers’ Salaries over Lack of Funds
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) may delay the salaries of thousands of its employees for November due to the “current financial crisis”, the organization’s general […]
UK Pledges $20.7m in Additional Aid to UN Palestine Refugee Agency UNRWA
The UK has announced an additional $20.7 million in funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), bringing the total UK support for the agency this year to $66 million. […]
UNRWA in Urgent Need of $130m to Deal with Budget Deficit
UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) urgently needs $130 million to cover its budget deficit for this year, spokesman Kazem Abu-Khalaf said yesterday. Speaking to Palestine Voice radio, Abu-Khalaf said the money […]
Japan Donates $4.3mn to UNRWA for Food Assistance
Japan has donated $4.3 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) to reduce the impact of poverty under the current coronavirus pandemic. This new contribution will ensure the health […]
We Are the Children of Gaza: The Poet, the Fashionista and the Footballer
By Ramzy Baroud & Wafa Aludaini The inevitable has finally happened, and the coronavirus pandemic is now ravaging the besieged Gaza Strip. On August 24, a total lockdown was imposed by the Gaza authorities following […]
China Provides Support for UNRWA Food Assistance Program in Gaza
The Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, Guo Wei, and the Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, have signed a contribution […]
China Provides COVID-19 Supplies, Health Packages to Help UNRWA Protect Palestine Refugees
The Government of the People’s Republic of China made a vital contribution of personal protective equipment including surgical masks, protective face masks, sterilized surgical gloves, medical eye covers, medical protective smocks, and face shields to […]
UNRWA Calls for Unimpeded Passage into Gaza for Vital Goods
The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) called on Tuesday for all vital goods to be granted unimpeded passage into the besieged Gaza Strip, including fuel for electricity. […]
Syria’s Refugees in Gaza Demand Rights (PHOTOS)
By Fawzi Mahmoud Palestinian refugees who fled Syria during the war held a protest, on Thursday, in front of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) in Gaza City. The protesters […]
Arabs, UN Must Move to Swiftly Protect the Status of Palestinian Refugees
By Ramzy Baroud ‘Heinous racism,’ is how the Geneva-based Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor described a recent decision by Lebanese authorities to bar Palestinian refugee expats from returning to Lebanon. Lebanon’s restrictions on its ever-diminishing population of […]
Israel Prevents UNRWA Workers from Fighting Coronavirus in Jerusalem
Israeli authorities are impeding efforts by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease in occupied Jerusalem and its refugee camps, UNRWA spokesman Sami […]
UNRWA urgently Needs $14m to Respond to Coronavirus Outbreak
The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said yesterday that it urgently needed $14 million to prepare and respond to the coronavirus outbreak. In an appeal posted on its website, the agency outlined the […]
UNRWA to Turn Schools into Clinics as Precautionary Measure against Coronavirus in Gaza
UN Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in Gaza has decided to separate patients with respiratory diseases from other patients as part of its efforts to fight the coronavirus, Quds Net News reported yesterday. In order […]
UNRWA to Make Difficult Decisions in April Due to $1bn Deficit
Director of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Operations in Gaza, Matthias Schmale, has announced that the international organization suffers from a $1 billion deficit, warning that […]
There Will Be no Sustainability for the Palestinians without their Legitimate Right of Return
By Ramona Wadi The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) remains in perpetual financial crisis. Spokesman Adnan Abu Hasna has warned that apart from a possible cessation of services by May, there are no […]
UNRWA to Cancel Emergency Programs Due to Lack of Resources
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (URNWA) stands before an unprecedented financial crisis, according to a report issued on Friday. The spokesperson for the agency, Adnan Abu […]
Feeling the Pressure, UNRWA Accuses US, Israel of Lobbying to End Its Services
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The interim head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), Christian Saunders, directly accused the US and Israeli governments of working against the relief agency, which is responsible […]
Israel’s Renewed Campaign against UNRWA is an Attack on Palestinian Education and Liberation
By Ramona Wadi The international community has still not caught up with or refuses to acknowledge, Israel’s commitment to countering each purported victory for the Palestinians with yet more violations. These countermeasures implemented by Israel, […]
UNRWA Fires 17 Teachers Due to Budget Deficit
UNRWA has sacked 17 teachers from its schools in the Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, Safa news agency reported yesterday. UNRWA claimed that the teachers were surplus to necessity. However, the human rights group, Shahed, said that the […]
PA Rejects Israeli Decision to Use Alternatives to UNRWA-run Schools in Jerusalem
The Palestinian Authority (PA) yesterday slammed an Israeli decision to use alternatives to UNRWA-run Palestinian schools in Jerusalem. In a statement, the PA’s Ministry of Expatriates and Foreign Affairs said that the approval of the […]
Palestine and the Status Quo: Extending UNRWA’s Mission is a Pyrrhic Victory
By Ramzy Baroud “All attempts at trying to limit UNRWA’s mandate or defund it or attack it have failed, and we hope that the international community will continue to come to the rescue.” These […]
How UN Resolution 2334 Accelerated Israel’s Colonization in the West Bank
By Ramzy Baroud Three years ago, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 2334. With fourteen members voting in favor and one abstention, the Resolution was the equivalent of a political earthquake. Indeed, it was the […]
UNRWA must Join Collective Effort to Help Palestinians Achieve their Political Rights
By Ramona Wadi December 8, 1949, marked the establishment of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). Despite the recent Israeli-US conspiracy to eliminate the agency, as well as its internal […]
UN Extends UNRWA Mission until 2023 despite Israeli-US Opposition
The United Nations extended the work of its Palestinian refugee agency for another three years on Friday, despite fierce opposition from the US and Israel. The current mandate was due to run out in June 2020 but 169 countries […]
There is only One Legitimate Alternative to UNRWA; the Palestinian Right of Return
By Ramona Wadi Since allegations about the misconduct and corruption of some staff members at the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) came to light, both defenses and criticism of the agency […]
UN Votes to Renew UNRWA Mandate
The overwhelming vote at the United Nations General Assembly’s Fourth Committee in favor of renewing the mandate of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) dominated the front page of the three […]
Canada’s Betrayal of the Palestinian Refugees
By Hanna Kawas Zionism is a settler colonialist movement that not only committed genocide against the indigenous people of Palestine, it also uprooted them from their homeland. My experience as a Palestinian refugee started when […]