Organizational Structure - UNRWA
UNRWA Headquarters are located in Amman and in Gaza. The Agency maintains a field office in each of its areas of operations - Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip - and liaison offices in New York, Washington, Brussels and Cairo.
UN completes investigation on UNRWA staff
Aug 5, 2024 · A UN office investigating Israeli accusations that 12 staff members from UN Palestine relief agency UNRWA were involved in the 7 October Hamas-led attacks has closed one of the cases because...
Our leadership - UNRWA
Our leadership. On 18 March 2020, Mr Philippe Lazzarini was appointed Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres.
UNRWA - Wikipedia
UNRWA employs over 30,000 people, most of them Palestinian refugees, and a small number of international staff. [11] Originally intended to provide employment and direct relief, its mandate has broadened to include providing education, health care, and social services to …
What we know about Israel’s allegations against UN staffers in Gaza - CNN
Jan 27, 2024 · UNRWA, the main UN agency in war-torn Gaza, is in turmoil after Israel accused some of its staffers of involvement in Hamas’ October 7 attacks.
UN staff fired over possible links to 7 October attack
Aug 5, 2024 · Nine staff members at the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, may have been involved in the 7 October Hamas-led attack on Israel, the United Nations says.
UN fires 9 staffers after Oct. 7 probe | AP News - Associated Press …
On Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, the U.N. announced that it fired nine staff members from its agency for Palestinian refugees, known as UNRWA, after an internal investigation found they may have been involved in the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, attack against Israel.
Investigation completed: allegations on UNRWA staff …
Aug 5, 2024 · “I acknowledge the completion of the investigation by the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) into the serious allegations that 19 area UNRWA staff members in Gaza were involved in the abhorrent attacks of 7 October on southern Israel.
Israel releases names and details of alleged involvement of UNRWA ... - CNN
Feb 16, 2024 · CNN — Israel released more details on Friday about the 12 employees of the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) who it has accused of participating in the October 7 terrorist attacks and...
Israeli intelligence docs detail alleged UNRWA staff links to …
Jan 30, 2024 · The document claims seven staff members of UNRWA, the U.N. humanitarian agency that helps Palestinian refugees, stormed into Israeli territory during that attack, including two who...