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UNSCOL Special Coordinator to Lebanon Sigrid Kaag and Director of UNRWA Affairs in Lebanon Claudio Cordone during their visit to Ein El Hilweh camp in Lebanon, 25 July 2017. © 2017 UNRWA Photo by Firas Abo Aloul

United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon and UNRWA Director in Lebanon Visit Ein El Hilweh Palestine Refugee Camp

26 July 2017
The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Sigrid Kaag and, the Director of UNRWA in Lebanon, Claudio Cordone, visited the Palestine refugee camp of Ein El Hilweh. They met with representatives and residents of the camp, including women and youth groups, and...
© 2017 UNRWA Photo by Marwan Bagdadi

Statement by UNRWA Commissioner-General on Half a Century of Occupation of the Palestinian Territory

12 June 2017
“Fifty years on, the human consequences of the occupation remain inescapable for all affected by it,” says Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl. “The occupation cuts into every aspect of life for more than 2 million Palestine refugees, who represent some 42 percent of all...

It is time for political action to resolve this long-standing crisis

11 June 2017
"We have seen summaries in the media around issues relating to UNRWA’s mandate and our position is clear and unchanged. UNRWA receives its mandate from the UN General Assembly; and only the UN General Assembly, by a majority vote, can change our mandate," says UNRWA...
The Minister of State for Displaced Affairs, Mueen Merhebi, The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Sigrid Kaag, and the Director of UNRWA Affairs in Lebanon, Claudio Cordone, and Abdelnasser Al Ayyi of the Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee visit Nahr el-Bared camp. © 2017 UNRWA Photo by Maysoun Mustafa

Joint Statement by the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon and the UNRWA Director in Lebanon

09 June 2017
The Minister of State for Displaced Affairs, His Excellency Mueen Merhebi, the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Ms. Sigrid Kaag, the Director of UNRWA Affairs in Lebanon, Mr. Claudio Cordone, and Mr. Abdelnasser al-Ayyi of the Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue...

Ramadan Campaign

03 June 2017
As soon as issues relating to a photograph in our Ramadan campaign were brought to our attention we looked into the matter. We had mistakenly posted an image from our archive of a child in Syria and had said that the child was in Gaza. The image has been replaced. Palestine...