Feb 4, 2025 · UNRWA human development and humanitarian services encompass primary and vocational education, primary health care, relief and social services, infrastructure and camp improvement, microfinance and emergency response, including in situations of armed conflict. Visit the online platform for the digitized UNRWA Archive.

Jan 29, 2025 · The Knesset legislation has yet to come into force but is already impacting UN operations in the region. Israel has shortened all visas for UNRWA’s international staff to expire on Wednesday, which “is tantamount to being evicted” or declared persona non grata, Mr. Fowler said.. As such, UNRWA’s international staff at the East Jerusalem office had to evacuate and …

5 days ago · According to OCHA, between 7 October 2023 and 31 January 2025, 864 Palestinians were killed in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem.Of those, 498 Palestinians were killed in 2024. The Israeli Forces large-scale operation that started in Jenin Camp on 21 January 2025, expanded during the reporting period to include Tamun and …

Oct 29, 2024 · Israel's parliament voted on Monday evening to ban the UN's Palestinian refugee agency (Unrwa) from operating within Israel and occupied East Jerusalem. Contact between Unrwa employees and...

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East[a] (UNRWA, pronounced / ˈʌnrə / UN-rə) [b] is a UN agency that supports the relief and human development of Palestinian refugees.

Jan 30, 2025 · UNRWA is the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. The United Nations General Assembly established UNRWA in 1949 with a mandate to provide humanitarian assistance and protection to registered Palestine refugees in the Agency’s area of operations pending a just and lasting solution to their plight.

Jan 29, 2025 · Unrwa's presence in Gaza was crucial in getting humanitarian supplies to civilians during 15 months of war As Israel prepares to outlaw the main UN agency for Palestinian refugees on Thursday ...

Jan 25, 2025 · United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), subsidiary agency created by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in 1949 to provide relief, health, and education services for Palestinians who lost both their homes and their means of livelihood during the Arab-Israeli wars following the establishment o...

Jan 30, 2025 · UNRWA was established in 1949 to assist Palestinian refugees who fled or were expelled from their homes during the first Arab-Israeli war. The sprawling agency provides statelike services ...

WASHINGTON DC — Today, a broad national coalition of 105 civil society organizations — including refugee, human rights, and humanitarian organizations — sent a letter to President Biden urging the United States government to restore its funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).