Save the Children in Gaza: Israel Bombs Polio Vax Site, Bans UNRWA …
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.
Aid restrictions and dismantling UNRWA will compound Gazans ... - UN News
1 day ago · Mr. Lazzarini stressed that much more aid must be allowed into Gaza, including through UNRWA, the largest humanitarian organization and service provider there. “Restricting humanitarian access and at the same time dismantling UNRWA will add an additional layer of suffering to already unspeakable suffering. Only political will can put an end ...
Middle East crisis: Live updates on UNRWA, Gaza and more
Oct 29, 2024 · Our live coverage ranged from the Security Council and UN Headquarters to dispatches from across the Middle East as tensions escalated and the war on Gaza and Lebanon continued in the shadows of a new Israeli ban on UNRWA, the agency serving nearly six million Palestine refugees in the region. UN News app users can follow here.
Israel officially ends agreement with UN Palestinian relief agency ...
1 day ago · UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini said on Monday that Israel has scaled back the entry of aid trucks into the Gaza Strip to an average of 30 trucks a day, the lowest in a long time.
UNRWA Situation Report #146 on the Humanitarian Crisis in the Gaza …
5 days ago · According to the Health Cluster, UNRWA remains one of the largest health actors operating in the Gaza Strip, contributing to over half of the people reached with health services since 7 October 2023. Between 7 October 2023 and 20 October 2024, UNRWA provided over 6.14 million medical consultations across the Gaza Strip.
Senior UNRWA Official Warns Gaza Aid Distribution Will ... - Haaretz
23 hours ago · Since the war began, UNRWA has provided food to approximately 1.9 million Gaza residents, with its clinics recording around 6 million patient visits. Hundreds of thousands of displaced people have been sheltering in UNRWA facilities since the war's outbreak – the agency provides shelter to more Gazans than any other organization in the Strip.
'How will we survive?' Fears in Gaza over food aid after Israel …
Oct 29, 2024 · Founded in 1949, the Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, or Unrwa, works in Gaza, the West Bank, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan, initially caring for the 700,000 Palestinians who were ...
Israel notifies UN of ending ties with UNRWA amid warning of famine in Gaza
1 day ago · Israel has officially notified the United Nations of its decision to cut ties with its agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) as another UN agency warns of an impending famine in genocide-ravaged ...
UNRWA: Israel ends agreement with main aid provider in Gaza
1 day ago · UNRWA, which is the biggest aid provider in Gaza, has been infiltrated by Hamas, according to Israel which has accused some of the agency's staff of participating in the 7 October attack in the ...
Unrwa: Israel bans UN Palestinian refugee agency, raising Gaza …
Oct 29, 2024 · Unrwa - the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees - has for decades provided a range of services and support including healthcare and education to millions of Palestinians in Gaza.