Truthout2d
As Israel’s UNRWA Ban Sets In, Palestinians Worry About Political Repercussions
The ban on the agency threatens Palestinian essential services. Some say it could also be a precursor to annexation.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch5d
Future looks dire for UN Palestinian refugee agency, says UNRWA chief
Cancel anytime. A Palestinian woman sits next to sacks of flour outside the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) aid distribution station in Gaza City, June 20, 2007. BEIRUT — The head of the U ...
The Times of Israel5d
Trump withdraws US from UN Human Rights Council, permanently ends funding to UNRWA
The UN 'has to get its act together,' US president says, as he signs executive order calling for review of UNESCO, and UN institutions generally, that cites 'anti-Israel bias' ...
Irish Central4d
Ireland announces €20 million in support to UNRWA
Ireland's Tánaiste Simon Harris has today, February 7, announced €20 million in support from Ireland for the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for its work providing assistance to people in ...
The Conversation4d
Trump plans to ‘permanently resettle’ Palestinians outside Gaza – the very reason Unrwa was originally created
In fact, that’s the very reason the US supported the creation of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (Unrwa) in 1949. Though its purpose today is ...
The Washington Post5d
Future looks dire for UN Palestinian refugee agency, says UNRWA chief
Israel last week formally banned UNRWA from operating on its territory. As a result, Lazzarini said, international staff have had to leave East Jerusalem because their visas expired, but in Gaza ...
Channel NewsAsia Singapore6d
Trump to target UN Human Rights Council, Palestinian relief agency UNRWA
The move coincides with a visit to Washington by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has long been critical of UNRWA, accusing the agency of anti-Israel incitement and its staff of ...