Israel informs UN that 1967 agreement recognizing UNRWA is void
1 day ago · A Palestinian child sits on top of sacks of flour at a United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) aid distribution center in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on November 3, 2024. (Eyad ...
Senior UNRWA Official Warns Gaza Aid Distribution Will ... - Haaretz
1 day ago · Senior UNRWA Official Warns Gaza Aid Distribution Will Collapse Without Israel's Ban Lifted. Since the war began, UNRWA – Gaza's largest employer – has provided food to 1.9 million residents, housed hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians, and recorded six million clinic visits. Its spokeswoman says it is irreplaceable
Aid restrictions and dismantling UNRWA will compound Gazans’ …
1 day ago · Aid entering Gaza reached a new low in October, the head of UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA said on Monday, highlighting the continued need for its lifesaving work even as Israel moves to end its activities. The Israeli Parliament, known as the Knesset, recently approved two laws banning UNRWA from operating in its territory and prohibiting ...
Israel Bombs Polio Vax Site, Bans UNRWA in Attacks on Humanitarian Aid
1 day ago · Aid groups fear the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza will soon worsen, as Israel has officially notified the U.N. that it’s cut off ties to UNRWA, the U.N. agency for Palestine refugees.
What is Unrwa and why has Israel banned it? - BBC
Oct 29, 2024 · The executive director of the UN's World Food Programme said without Unrwa's presence in Gaza, aid agencies will be unable to distribute essential food and medicine. "They do all the work on the ...
Israel's move to ban a UN agency raises alarm about aid to Gaza …
Oct 29, 2024 · Aid levels plunged in the first half of October as Israel closed crossings into north Gaza, where hunger experts say the threat of starvation is most acute.COGAT attributed the decline to closures related to the Jewish holidays and troop movements for a large, ongoing offensive in northern Gaza.. In the first 19 days of October, the U.N. says, 704 trucks of aid entered the Gaza Strip, down ...
Israel’s UNRWA ban will lead to more suffering for Palestinians, aid ...
6 days ago · Israel alleges that Hamas and other militants have infiltrated UNRWA, using its facilities and taking aid — claims for which it has provided little evidence.
Food insecurity, dietary inadequacy, and malnutrition in the Gaza …
Sep 23, 2024 · In April, 2023, a joint UNRWA Health and Education Department decision was made to add assessments of household food security, receipt of food aid, and the diets and anthropometric status of registering Palestine refugee children.
#UNRWAWorks. Frontline heroes: The Race Against the Clock to …
“In spite of all the great challenges we face in providing humanitarian aid through [border] crossings, the UNRWA Supply Department has been able to provide a varied food basket containing milk and nutritional supplements for children,” Mahmoud notes.
Enough food for first graders? Research spotlights how Gaza …
Sep 24, 2024 · AMMAN, A new study published in The Lancet Global Health journal reveals that in the months leading up to the war in Gaza, most families there were struggling to feed their young children as they...